Erik vs Sindre
Erik and Sindrecompared 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, Erik was ranked #64 and Sindre #271 among boys in Norway.
Erik and Sindre over time
Erik and Sindre appear together in 1 published list, across 78 years of shared records. Erik held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Sindre in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Erik reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Sindre 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
Erik and Sindre changed places 4 times in Norway · Boys between 1948 and 2025, ending at #64 and #271.
- Longest-running competitions
Erik and Sindre were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 78 years, from 1948 to 2025, ending at #64 and #271.
List by list
Norway · Boys78 shared years, 1948–2025
Erik held the stronger position in 70 of those years, Sindre in 8.
Highest recorded here: Erik #15 in 1981, Sindre #21 in 1995.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Erik #64, Sindre #271.
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 | Erik | Sindre |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Traditionally interpreted as 'eternal ruler' or 'honoured ruler'; historically a name borne by kings of Sweden, Denmark and Norway. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Old Norse | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈeːrɪk/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 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 | Norway · Boys #64 (2025) | Norway · Boys #271 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Erik has a recorded origin (Old Norse); Sindre does not have one recorded yet.
- Erik and Sindre both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Erik; Sindre doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Erik
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #27 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: #15 among boys in Norway, in 1981 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #64 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Sindre
Popularity journey
First recorded1948
First recorded at #358 among boys in Norway in 1948 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1948–2025
Highest recorded position: #21 among boys in Norway, in 1995 (recorded 1948–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #271 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys