Bartholomew vs Lars
Bartholomew and Larscompared 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.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Bartholomew was ranked #2671 and Lars #1859 among boys in England and Wales.
Bartholomew and Lars over time
Bartholomew and Lars appear together in 1 published list, across 28 years of shared records. Lars held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Bartholomew in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Bartholomew reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Lars 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
Bartholomew and Lars changed places 7 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2024, ending at #2671 and #1859.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Bartholomew #1052 in 1997, Lars #1110 in 1998.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys28 shared years, 1996–2024
Bartholomew held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Lars in 20.
Highest recorded here: Bartholomew #1052 in 1997, Lars #1110 in 1998.
The order changed in 2014: Lars moved ahead. In 2013 they stood at #1962 and #2117; by 2014 that had become #3362 and #1421.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Bartholomew #2671, Lars #1859.
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 | Bartholomew | Lars |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 4 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #2671 (2024) | Norway · Boys #90 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 58/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Bartholomew has 4 syllables, compared with 1 for Lars.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
How each name got here
Bartholomew
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #81 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1964–1995
Highest recorded position: #81 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–1995).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2671 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys
Lars
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #24 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #2 among boys in Norway, in 1976 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #90 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys