Colin vs Rasmus
Colin and Rasmuscompared 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 Rasmus #362 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2023, Colin was ranked #1610 and Rasmus #4107 among boys in England and Wales.
Colin and Rasmus over time
Colin and Rasmus appear together in 2 published lists, across 56 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
Rasmus reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Colin and Rasmus changed places 7 times in Norway · Boys between 1946 and 2025, ending at #119 and #362.
- Mirrored each other
Over 43 shared years in Norway · Boys, Colin rose about as far as Rasmus fell — from #326 and #239 in 1946 to #119 and #362 in 2025.
- Longest-running competitions
Colin and Rasmus were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 43 years, from 1946 to 2025, ending at #119 and #362.
List by list
Norway · Boys43 shared years, 1946–2025
Colin held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Rasmus in 32.
Highest recorded here: Colin #119 in 2025, Rasmus #130 in 2009.
The order changed in 2019: Colin moved ahead. In 2018 they stood at #259 and #247; by 2019 that had become #215 and #277.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Colin #119, Rasmus #362.
England and Wales · Boys13 shared years, 2003–2023
Colin held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Rasmus in 0.
Highest recorded here: Colin #491 in 2010, Rasmus #2578 in 2004.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Colin #1610, Rasmus #4107.
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 | Rasmus |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #119 (2025) | Norway · Boys #362 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Colin and Rasmus both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, 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
Rasmus
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #264 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: #130 among boys in Norway, in 2009 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #362 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys