Balder vs Emre
Balder and Emrecompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Norway · Boys
In 2025, Balder was ranked #210 and Emre #373 among boys in Norway.
Balder and Emre over time
Balder and Emre appear together in 1 published list, across 30 years of shared records. Balder held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Emre in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Emre reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Balder in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Balder and Emre changed places 16 times in Norway · Boys between 1995 and 2025, ending at #210 and #373.
- Longest-running competitions
Balder and Emre were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 30 years, from 1995 to 2025, ending at #210 and #373.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Boys within 2 years — Balder #182 in 2024, Emre #209 in 2022.
List by list
Norway · Boys30 shared years, 1995–2025
Balder held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Emre in 14.
Highest recorded here: Balder #182 in 2024, Emre #209 in 2022.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Balder #210, Emre #373.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Balder | Emre |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #210 (2025) | Norway · Boys #373 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Balder and Emre both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Balder
Popularity journey
First recorded1992
First recorded at #582 among boys in Norway in 1992 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1992–2025
Highest recorded position: #182 among boys in Norway, in 2024 (recorded 1992–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #210 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Emre
Popularity journey
First recorded1988
First recorded at #628 among boys in Norway in 1988 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1988–2025
Highest recorded position: #209 among boys in Norway, in 2022 (recorded 1988–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #373 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys