Esben vs Åsmund
Esben and Åsmundcompared 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 2001, Esben was ranked #539 and Åsmund #196 among boys in Norway.
Esben and Åsmund over time
Esben and Åsmund appear together in 1 published list, across 41 years of shared records. Åsmund held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Esben in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Esben reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Åsmund 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
Esben and Åsmund were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 41 years, from 1953 to 2001, ending at #539 and #196.
List by list
Norway · Boys41 shared years, 1953–2001
Esben held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Åsmund in 41.
Highest recorded here: Esben #251 in 1967, Åsmund #141 in 1979.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2001: Esben #539, Åsmund #196.
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 | Esben | Åsmund |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #3688 (2024) | Norway · Boys #206 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Esben has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Åsmund.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Esben
Popularity journey
First recorded1953
First recorded at #364 among boys in Norway in 1953 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1953–2001
Highest recorded position: #251 among boys in Norway, in 1967 (recorded 1953–2001).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3688 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys
Åsmund
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #226 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: #137 among boys in Norway, in 1948 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #206 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys