Eyvind vs Geir
Eyvind and Geircompared 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 2013, Eyvind was ranked #492 and Geir #531 among boys in Norway.
Eyvind and Geir over time
Eyvind and Geir appear together in 1 published list, across 44 years of shared records. Geir held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Eyvind 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.
Eyvind reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Geir 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
Eyvind and Geir were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 44 years, from 1946 to 2013, ending at #492 and #531.
List by list
Norway · Boys44 shared years, 1946–2013
Eyvind held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Geir in 43.
Highest recorded here: Eyvind #245 in 1954, Geir #2 in 1963.
The order changed in 2013: Eyvind moved ahead. In 2012 they stood at #490 and #102; by 2013 that had become #492 and #531.
Most recent shared year, 2013: Eyvind #492, Geir #531.
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 | Eyvind | Geir |
|---|---|---|
| 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 #492 (2013) | Norway · Boys #482 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Eyvind has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Geir.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Eyvind
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #269 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1946–2013
Highest recorded position: #245 among boys in Norway, in 1954 (recorded 1946–2013).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2013
Most recently recorded at #492 among boys in Norway, in 2013.
Norway · Boys
Geir
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #59 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2024
Highest recorded position: #2 among boys in Norway, in 1963 (recorded 1945–2024).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #482 among boys in Norway, in 2024.
Norway · Boys