Esten vs Stein
Esten and Steincompared 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 2010, Esten was ranked #497 and Stein #565 among boys in Norway.
Esten and Stein over time
Esten and Stein appear together in 1 published list, across 17 years of shared records. Stein held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Esten 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.
Stein reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Esten 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 · Boys17 shared years, 1964–2010
Esten held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Stein in 16.
Highest recorded here: Esten #378 in 1999, Stein #29 in 1964.
The order changed in 2010: Esten moved ahead. In 2009 they stood at #544 and #442; by 2010 that had become #497 and #565.
Most recent shared year, 2010: Esten #497, Stein #565.
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 | Stein |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #450 (2020) | Norway · Boys #503 (2015) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Esten has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Stein.
- 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
Stein
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #42 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: #14 among boys in Norway, in 1954 (recorded 1945–2015).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2015
Most recently recorded at #503 among boys in Norway, in 2015.
Norway · Boys