Erland vs Hogne
Erland and Hognecompared 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 2011, Erland was ranked #538 and Hogne #542 among boys in Norway.
Erland and Hogne over time
Erland and Hogne appear together in 1 published list, across 40 years of shared records. Erland held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Hogne in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Erland reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Hogne 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
Erland and Hogne changed places 6 times in Norway · Boys between 1952 and 2011, ending at #538 and #542.
- Longest-running competitions
Erland and Hogne were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 40 years, from 1952 to 2011, ending at #538 and #542.
List by list
Norway · Boys40 shared years, 1952–2011
Erland held the stronger position in 37 of those years, Hogne in 3.
Highest recorded here: Erland #176 in 1954, Hogne #264 in 1966.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2011: Erland #538, Hogne #542.
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 | Erland | Hogne |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #455 (2015) | Norway · Boys #470 (2021) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Erland and Hogne both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Erland
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #272 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2015
Highest recorded position: #163 among boys in Norway, in 1953 (recorded 1945–2015).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2015
Most recently recorded at #455 among boys in Norway, in 2015.
Norway · Boys
Hogne
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #359 among boys in Norway in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1952–2021
Highest recorded position: #264 among boys in Norway, in 1966 (recorded 1952–2021).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2021
Most recently recorded at #470 among boys in Norway, in 2021.
Norway · Boys