Carsten vs Elias
Carsten and Eliascompared 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 2020, Carsten was ranked #421 and Elias #7 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2019, Carsten was ranked #3937 and Elias #117 among boys in England and Wales.
Carsten and Elias over time
Carsten and Elias appear together in 1 published list, across 39 years of shared records. Elias held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Carsten 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.
Carsten reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Elias 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.
- Mirrored each other
Over 39 shared years in Norway · Boys, Elias rose about as far as Carsten fell — from #264 and #310 in 1951 to #421 and #7 in 2020.
- Longest-running competitions
Carsten and Elias were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 39 years, from 1951 to 2020, ending at #421 and #7.
List by list
Norway · Boys39 shared years, 1951–2020
Carsten held the stronger position in 19 of those years, Elias in 20.
Highest recorded here: Carsten #214 in 1968, Elias #3 in 2006.
The order changed in 1986: Elias moved ahead. In 1985 they stood at #489 and #536; by 1986 that had become #613 and #366.
Most recent shared year, 2020: Carsten #421, Elias #7.
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 | Carsten | Elias |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | A form of Elijah, commonly interpreted as 'my God is Yahweh'. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Biblical Hebrew, via Greek |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ɪˈlaɪəs/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #421 (2020) | Norway · Boys #4 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Elias has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew, via Greek); Carsten does not have one recorded yet.
- Carsten and Elias both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Elias; Carsten doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Carsten
Popularity journey
First recorded1947
First recorded at #296 among boys in Norway in 1947 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1947–2020
Highest recorded position: #214 among boys in Norway, in 1968 (recorded 1947–2020).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2020
Most recently recorded at #421 among boys in Norway, in 2020.
Norway · Boys
Elias
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #328 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: #3 among boys in Norway, in 2006 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #69 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys