Colin vs Lavrans
Colin and Lavranscompared 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, Colin was ranked #119 and Lavrans #168 among boys in Norway.
Colin and Lavrans over time
Colin and Lavrans appear together in 1 published list, across 27 years of shared records. Colin held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Lavrans 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.
Lavrans reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Colin 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2025, Colin moved ahead of Lavrans in Norway · Boys — #162 and #155 the year before became #119 and #168.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Colin and Lavrans changed places 9 times in Norway · Boys between 1998 and 2025, ending at #119 and #168.
List by list
Norway · Boys27 shared years, 1998–2025
Colin held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Lavrans in 11.
Highest recorded here: Colin #119 in 2025, Lavrans #96 in 2017.
The order changed in 2025: Colin moved ahead. In 2024 they stood at #162 and #155; by 2025 that had become #119 and #168.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Colin #119, Lavrans #168.
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 | Colin | Lavrans |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #119 (2025) | Norway · Boys #168 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Colin and Lavrans both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Colin
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #326 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1952–1983
Highest recorded position: #22 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1952 (recorded 1952–1983).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #119 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Lavrans
Popularity journey
First recorded1997
First recorded at #575 among boys in Norway in 1997 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1997–2025
Highest recorded position: #96 among boys in Norway, in 2017 (recorded 1997–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #168 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys