Esten vs Ilyas
Esten and Ilyascompared 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 2020, Esten was ranked #450 and Ilyas #243 among boys in Norway.
Esten and Ilyas over time
Esten and Ilyas appear together in 1 published list, across 9 years of shared records. Ilyas held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Esten in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Esten reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Ilyas 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.
List by list
Norway · Boys9 shared years, 1988–2020
Esten held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Ilyas in 5.
Highest recorded here: Esten #378 in 1999, Ilyas #243 in 2020.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2020: Esten #450, Ilyas #243.
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 | Esten | Ilyas |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #450 (2020) | England and Wales · Boys #182 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Esten and Ilyas both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Esten
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #505 among boys in Norway in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1964–2020
Highest recorded position: #378 among boys in Norway, in 1999 (recorded 1964–2020).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2020
Most recently recorded at #450 among boys in Norway, in 2020.
Norway · Boys
Ilyas
Popularity journey
First recorded1986
First recorded at #620 among boys in Norway in 1986 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #182 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #182 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys