Brede vs Marcus
Brede and Marcuscompared 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, Brede was ranked #309 and Marcus #150 among boys in Norway.
Brede and Marcus over time
Brede and Marcus appear together in 1 published list, across 61 years of shared records. Marcus held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Brede 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.
Brede reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Marcus 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
Brede and Marcus changed places 5 times in Norway · Boys between 1963 and 2025, ending at #309 and #150.
- Longest-running competitions
Brede and Marcus were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 61 years, from 1963 to 2025, ending at #309 and #150.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Boys within 2 years — Brede #181 in 2000, Marcus #24 in 2001.
List by list
Norway · Boys61 shared years, 1963–2025
Brede held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Marcus in 50.
Highest recorded here: Brede #181 in 2000, Marcus #24 in 2001.
The order changed in 1979: Marcus moved ahead. In 1978 they stood at #272 and #288; by 1979 that had become #521 and #267.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Brede #309, Marcus #150.
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 | Brede | Marcus |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #309 (2025) | Norway · Boys #150 (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 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Brede and Marcus both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Brede
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #325 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: #181 among boys in Norway, in 2000 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #309 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Marcus
Popularity journey
First recorded1963
First recorded at #399 among boys in Norway in 1963 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1963–2025
Highest recorded position: #24 among boys in Norway, in 2001 (recorded 1963–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #150 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys