Evald vs Francisco
Evald and Franciscocompared 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, Evald was ranked #539 and Francisco #540 among boys in Norway.
Evald and Francisco over time
Evald and Francisco appear together in 1 published list, across 8 years of shared records. Evald held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Francisco in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
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 · Boys8 shared years, 1948–2011
Evald held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Francisco in 2.
Highest recorded here: Evald #252 in 1948, Francisco #253 in 1948.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2011: Evald #539, Francisco #540.
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 | Evald | Francisco |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #425 (2023) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #676 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 70/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Evald has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Francisco.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Evald
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #248 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2023
Highest recorded position: #248 among boys in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–2023).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #425 among boys in Norway, in 2023.
Norway · Boys
Francisco
Popularity journey
First recorded1948
First recorded at #253 among boys in Norway in 1948 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1948–2012
Highest recorded position: #253 among boys in Norway, in 1948 (recorded 1948–2012).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #676 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys