Evald vs Paul
Evald and Paulcompared 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 2023, Evald was ranked #425 and Paul #478 among boys in Norway.
Evald and Paul over time
Evald and Paul appear together in 1 published list, across 21 years of shared records. Paul held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Evald 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.
Evald reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Paul 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.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Boys within 2 years — Evald #248 in 1945, Paul #67 in 1946.
List by list
Norway · Boys21 shared years, 1945–2023
Evald held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Paul in 20.
Highest recorded here: Evald #248 in 1945, Paul #67 in 1946.
The order changed in 2023: Evald moved ahead. In 2022 they stood at #470 and #393; by 2023 that had become #425 and #478.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Evald #425, Paul #478.
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 | Paul |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | From the Roman name Paulus, meaning 'small' in Latin. Saint Paul, originally named Saul, converted to Christianity and became a key missionary figure, authoring several New Testament epistles. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Latin |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈpɔːl/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| 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 #425 (2023) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #286 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Paul has a recorded origin (Latin); Evald does not have one recorded yet.
- Evald has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Paul.
- A meaning is recorded for Paul; Evald doesn't have one written yet.
- 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
Paul
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #73 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1954–1998
Highest recorded position: #3 among boys in New Zealand, in 1965 (recorded 1954–1998).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #286 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys