Claes vs George
Claes and Georgecompared 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 1989, Claes was ranked #614 and George #385 among boys in Norway.
Claes and George over time
Claes and George appear together in 1 published list, across 25 years of shared records. George held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Claes 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.
Claes reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and George 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
Claes and George changed places 9 times in Norway · Boys between 1959 and 1989, ending at #614 and #385.
List by list
Norway · Boys25 shared years, 1959–1989
Claes held the stronger position in 6 of those years, George in 19.
Highest recorded here: Claes #315 in 1965, George #253 in 1968.
The order changed in 1978: George moved ahead. In 1977 they stood at #462 and #466; by 1978 that had become #553 and #296.
Most recent shared year, 1989: Claes #614, George #385.
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 | Claes | George |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Farmer, earth-worker. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Greek |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈdʒɔːdʒ/ |
| Syllables | 1 | 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 #614 (1989) | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #24 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- George has a recorded origin (Greek); Claes does not have one recorded yet.
- Claes has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for George.
- A meaning is recorded for George; Claes doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Claes
Popularity journey
First recorded1953
First recorded at #361 among boys in Norway in 1953 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1953–1989
Highest recorded position: #315 among boys in Norway, in 1965 (recorded 1953–1989).
Norway · Boys
Most recent1989
Most recently recorded at #614 among boys in Norway, in 1989.
Norway · Boys
George
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #345 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #2 among boys in England and Wales, in 2018 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #24 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys