Einar vs Ståle
Einar and Stålecompared 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 2013, Einar was ranked #110 and Ståle #558 among boys in Norway.
Einar and Ståle over time
Einar and Ståle appear together in 1 published list, across 63 years of shared records. Einar held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Ståle in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Einar reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Ståle 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Einar and Ståle were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 63 years, from 1945 to 2013, ending at #110 and #558.
List by list
Norway · Boys63 shared years, 1945–2013
Einar held the stronger position in 51 of those years, Ståle in 12.
Highest recorded here: Einar #21 in 1946, Ståle #55 in 1968.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2013: Einar #110, Ståle #558.
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.
Where to go next
Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.
Other comparisons involving Einar
Pairs where Einar shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.
- Einar vs Arild
In 1945 they stood at #23 and #32 in Norway · Boys, 9 places apart; by 2025 they were #57 and #489.
Einar · Arild · 75 shared years, 1945–2025 · Started together, ended far apart
- Rolf vs Einar
In 1945 they stood at #15 and #23 in Norway · Boys, 8 places apart; by 2025 they were #437 and #57.
Rolf · Einar · 81 shared years, 1945–2025 · Started together, ended far apart
- Einar vs Kåre
In 1945 they stood at #23 and #21 in Norway · Boys, 2 places apart; by 2025 they were #57 and #358.
Einar · Kåre · 75 shared years, 1945–2025 · Started together, ended far apart
- Helge vs Einar
In 1945 they stood at #22 and #23 in Norway · Boys, 1 places apart; by 2025 they were #352 and #57.
Helge · Einar · 81 shared years, 1945–2025 · Started together, ended far apart
Side by side
| Field | Einar | Ståle |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #57 (2025) | Norway · Boys #558 (2013) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Einar has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Ståle.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Einar
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #23 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: #21 among boys in Norway, in 1946 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #4275 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Ståle
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #151 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2013
Highest recorded position: #55 among boys in Norway, in 1968 (recorded 1945–2013).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2013
Most recently recorded at #558 among boys in Norway, in 2013.
Norway · Boys