Erlend vs Robert
Erlend and Robertcompared 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, Erlend was ranked #314 and Robert #363 among boys in Norway.
Erlend and Robert over time
Erlend and Robert appear together in 1 published list, across 75 years of shared records. Robert held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Erlend 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.
Robert reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Erlend 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
Erlend and Robert were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 75 years, from 1950 to 2025, ending at #314 and #363.
List by list
Norway · Boys75 shared years, 1950–2025
Erlend held the stronger position in 37 of those years, Robert in 38.
Highest recorded here: Erlend #32 in 1995, Robert #25 in 1974.
The order changed in 2022: Erlend moved ahead. In 2021 they stood at #356 and #348; by 2022 that had become #247 and #394.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Erlend #314, Robert #363.
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 | Erlend | Robert |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | From Germanic Hrodebert, combining 'hruod' (fame) with 'beraht' (bright) — 'bright fame'. Introduced to Britain by the Normans, later borne by Robert the Bruce. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Germanic |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈɹɑb.əɹt/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #314 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #104 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Robert has a recorded origin (Germanic); Erlend does not have one recorded yet.
- Erlend and Robert both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Robert; Erlend doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Erlend
Popularity journey
First recorded1950
First recorded at #275 among boys in Norway in 1950 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1950–2025
Highest recorded position: #32 among boys in Norway, in 1995 (recorded 1950–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #314 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Robert
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #126 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1952–2003
Highest recorded position: #3 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1952 (recorded 1952–2003).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #363 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys