Carsten vs Roger
Carsten and Rogercompared 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 2003, Carsten was ranked #490 and Roger #552 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2019, Carsten was ranked #3937 and Roger #1986 among boys in England and Wales.
Carsten and Roger over time
Carsten and Roger appear together in 1 published list, across 48 years of shared records. Roger 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 Roger 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Carsten and Roger were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 48 years, from 1947 to 2003, ending at #490 and #552.
List by list
Norway · Boys48 shared years, 1947–2003
Carsten held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Roger in 47.
Highest recorded here: Carsten #214 in 1968, Roger #18 in 1972.
The order changed in 2003: Carsten moved ahead. In 2002 they stood at #432 and #419; by 2003 that had become #490 and #552.
Most recent shared year, 2003: Carsten #490, Roger #552.
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 | Roger |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | GB-ENW, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #421 (2020) | England and Wales · Boys #2263 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Carsten and Roger both have 2 syllables.
- 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
Roger
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #86 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2013
Highest recorded position: #18 among boys in Norway, in 1972 (recorded 1945–2013).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2263 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys