Endre vs Ferdinand
Endre and Ferdinandcompared 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, Endre was ranked #233 and Ferdinand #224 among boys in Norway.
Endre and Ferdinand over time
Endre and Ferdinand appear together in 1 published list, across 38 years of shared records. Endre held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Ferdinand 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.
Endre reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Ferdinand 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2023, Ferdinand moved ahead of Endre in Norway · Boys — #210 and #218 the year before became #361 and #197.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Endre and Ferdinand changed places 7 times in Norway · Boys between 1987 and 2025, ending at #233 and #224.
- Longest-running competitions
Endre and Ferdinand were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 38 years, from 1987 to 2025, ending at #233 and #224.
List by list
Norway · Boys38 shared years, 1987–2025
Endre held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Ferdinand in 10.
Highest recorded here: Endre #97 in 2001, Ferdinand #167 in 2010.
The order changed in 2023: Ferdinand moved ahead. In 2022 they stood at #210 and #218; by 2023 that had become #361 and #197.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Endre #233, Ferdinand #224.
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 | Endre | Ferdinand |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #233 (2025) | Norway · Boys #224 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 70/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Endre has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Ferdinand.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Endre
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #190 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: #97 among boys in Norway, in 2001 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #233 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Ferdinand
Popularity journey
First recorded1987
First recorded at #527 among boys in Norway in 1987 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1987–2025
Highest recorded position: #167 among boys in Norway, in 2010 (recorded 1987–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #224 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys