Eyvind vs Iver
Eyvind and Ivercompared 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 Iver #57 among boys in Norway.
Eyvind and Iver over time
Eyvind and Iver appear together in 1 published list, across 41 years of shared records. Iver 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 Iver 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Eyvind and Iver changed places 11 times in Norway · Boys between 1946 and 2013, ending at #492 and #57.
- Mirrored each other
Over 41 shared years in Norway · Boys, Iver rose about as far as Eyvind fell — from #269 and #273 in 1946 to #492 and #57 in 2013.
- Longest-running competitions
Eyvind and Iver were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 41 years, from 1946 to 2013, ending at #492 and #57.
List by list
Norway · Boys41 shared years, 1946–2013
Eyvind held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Iver in 32.
Highest recorded here: Eyvind #245 in 1954, Iver #57 in 2013.
The order changed in 1980: Iver moved ahead. In 1979 they stood at #380 and #578; by 1980 that had become #533 and #502.
Most recent shared year, 2013: Eyvind #492, Iver #57.
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 | Iver |
|---|---|---|
| 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, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #492 (2013) | Norway · Boys #34 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Eyvind and Iver both have 2 syllables.
- 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
Iver
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #256 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #26 among boys in Norway, in 2023 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #34 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys