Bent vs Yngve
Bent and Yngvecompared 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 2004, Bent was ranked #547 and Yngve #537 among boys in Norway.
Bent and Yngve over time
Bent and Yngve appear together in 1 published list, across 56 years of shared records. Yngve held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Bent 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.
Bent reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Yngve 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 1973, Yngve moved ahead of Bent in Norway · Boys — #121 and #122 the year before became #135 and #114.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Bent and Yngve changed places 9 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 2004, ending at #547 and #537.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 56 shared years in Norway · Boys, Bent and Yngve averaged 54.2 places apart, ending at #547 and #537.
- Longest-running competitions
Bent and Yngve were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 56 years, from 1945 to 2004, ending at #547 and #537.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Boys within 2 years — Bent #83 in 1969, Yngve #97 in 1970.
List by list
Norway · Boys56 shared years, 1945–2004
Bent held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Yngve in 35.
Highest recorded here: Bent #83 in 1969, Yngve #97 in 1970.
The order changed in 1973: Yngve moved ahead. In 1972 they stood at #121 and #122; by 1973 that had become #135 and #114.
Most recent shared year, 2004: Bent #547, Yngve #537.
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 | Bent | Yngve |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #547 (2004) | Norway · Boys #446 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Bent has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Yngve.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Bent
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #166 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2004
Highest recorded position: #83 among boys in Norway, in 1969 (recorded 1945–2004).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2004
Most recently recorded at #547 among boys in Norway, in 2004.
Norway · Boys
Yngve
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #185 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: #97 among boys in Norway, in 1970 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #446 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys