Elling vs Fernando
Elling and Fernandocompared 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, Elling was ranked #388 and Fernando #530 among boys in Norway.
Elling and Fernando over time
Elling and Fernando appear together in 1 published list, across 19 years of shared records. Elling held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Fernando in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Elling reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Fernando 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
Elling and Fernando changed places 6 times in Norway · Boys between 1958 and 2013, ending at #388 and #530.
List by list
Norway · Boys19 shared years, 1958–2013
Elling held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Fernando in 3.
Highest recorded here: Elling #324 in 1960, Fernando #418 in 1977.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2013: Elling #388, Fernando #530.
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 | Elling | Fernando |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #261 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #2921 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Elling has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Fernando.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Elling
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #247 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: #222 among boys in Norway, in 1955 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #261 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Fernando
Popularity journey
First recorded1958
First recorded at #458 among boys in Norway in 1958 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1958–2013
Highest recorded position: #418 among boys in Norway, in 1977 (recorded 1958–2013).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2921 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys