Børge vs Sten
Børge and Stencompared 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 2012, Børge was ranked #439 and Sten #523 among boys in Norway.
Børge and Sten over time
Børge and Sten appear together in 1 published list, across 57 years of shared records. Børge held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Sten 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.
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 1972, Børge moved ahead of Sten in Norway · Boys — #132 and #120 the year before became #115 and #150.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Børge and Sten changed places 7 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 2012, ending at #439 and #523.
- Longest-running competitions
Børge and Sten were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 57 years, from 1945 to 2012, ending at #439 and #523.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Boys within 2 years — Børge #107 in 1970, Sten #103 in 1970.
List by list
Norway · Boys57 shared years, 1945–2012
Børge held the stronger position in 33 of those years, Sten in 24.
Highest recorded here: Børge #107 in 1970, Sten #103 in 1970.
The order changed in 1972: Børge moved ahead. In 1971 they stood at #132 and #120; by 1972 that had become #115 and #150.
Most recent shared year, 2012: Børge #439, Sten #523.
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 | Børge | Sten |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #501 (2023) | Norway · Boys #523 (2012) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Børge and Sten both have 1 syllable.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Børge
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #229 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2023
Highest recorded position: #107 among boys in Norway, in 1970 (recorded 1945–2023).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #501 among boys in Norway, in 2023.
Norway · Boys
Sten
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #158 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2012
Highest recorded position: #103 among boys in Norway, in 1970 (recorded 1945–2012).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2012
Most recently recorded at #523 among boys in Norway, in 2012.
Norway · Boys