Dan vs Hallstein
Dan and Hallsteincompared 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 1991, Dan was ranked #142 and Hallstein #528 among boys in Norway.
Dan and Hallstein over time
Dan and Hallstein appear together in 1 published list, across 28 years of shared records. Dan held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Hallstein 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.
Hallstein reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Dan 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 28 shared years in Norway · Boys, Dan rose about as far as Hallstein fell — from #326 and #283 in 1945 to #142 and #528 in 1991.
List by list
Norway · Boys28 shared years, 1945–1991
Dan held the stronger position in 27 of those years, Hallstein in 1.
Highest recorded here: Dan #117 in 1975, Hallstein #218 in 1953.
The order changed in 1947: Dan moved ahead. In 1946 they stood at #326 and #283; by 1947 that had become #298 and #300.
Most recent shared year, 1991: Dan #142, Hallstein #528.
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 | Dan | Hallstein |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #286 (2025) | Norway · Boys #528 (1991) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 70/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Dan has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Hallstein.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Dan
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #326 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: #75 among boys in Norway, in 1987 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #456 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Hallstein
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #283 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–1991
Highest recorded position: #218 among boys in Norway, in 1953 (recorded 1945–1991).
Norway · Boys
Most recent1991
Most recently recorded at #528 among boys in Norway, in 1991.
Norway · Boys