Bernt vs Eivind
Bernt and Eivindcompared 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 2022, Bernt was ranked #441 and Eivind #129 among boys in Norway.
Bernt and Eivind over time
Bernt and Eivind appear together in 1 published list, across 61 years of shared records. Eivind held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Bernt in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Bernt reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Eivind 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
Bernt and Eivind changed places 4 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 2022, ending at #441 and #129.
- Longest-running competitions
Bernt and Eivind were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 61 years, from 1945 to 2022, ending at #441 and #129.
- Started together, ended far apart
In 1945 they stood at #92 and #82 in Norway · Boys, 10 places apart; by 2022 they were #441 and #129.
List by list
Norway · Boys61 shared years, 1945–2022
Bernt held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Eivind in 59.
Highest recorded here: Bernt #83 in 1953, Eivind #35 in 1984.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Bernt #441, Eivind #129.
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 | Bernt | Eivind |
|---|---|---|
| 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 #441 (2022) | Norway · Boys #144 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Bernt has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Eivind.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Bernt
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #92 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2022
Highest recorded position: #83 among boys in Norway, in 1953 (recorded 1945–2022).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2022
Most recently recorded at #441 among boys in Norway, in 2022.
Norway · Boys
Eivind
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #82 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: #35 among boys in Norway, in 1984 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #144 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys