Egidijus vs Ronald
Egidijus and Ronaldcompared 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 1992, Egidijus was ranked #540 and Ronald #624 among boys in Norway.
Egidijus and Ronald over time
Egidijus and Ronald appear together in 1 published list, across 21 years of shared records. Ronald held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Egidijus 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.
Ronald reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Egidijus 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.
List by list
Norway · Boys21 shared years, 1966–1992
Egidijus held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Ronald in 14.
Highest recorded here: Egidijus #248 in 1974, Ronald #155 in 1966.
The order changed in 1986: Egidijus moved ahead. In 1985 they stood at #496 and #479; by 1986 that had become #307 and #593.
Most recent shared year, 1992: Egidijus #540, Ronald #624.
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 | Egidijus | Ronald |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 4 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #590 (1993) | England and Wales · Boys #627 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Egidijus has 4 syllables, compared with 2 for Ronald.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Egidijus
Popularity journey
First recorded1966
First recorded at #492 among boys in Norway in 1966 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1966–1993
Highest recorded position: #248 among boys in Norway, in 1974 (recorded 1966–1993).
Norway · Boys
Most recent1993
Most recently recorded at #590 among boys in Norway, in 1993.
Norway · Boys
Ronald
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #202 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1952–1972
Highest recorded position: #24 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1952 (recorded 1952–1972).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #627 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys