Eyvind vs Niels
Eyvind and Nielscompared 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 1992, Eyvind was ranked #490 and Niels #472 among boys in Norway.
Eyvind and Niels over time
Eyvind and Niels appear together in 1 published list, across 41 years of shared records. Niels held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Eyvind in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Eyvind reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Niels 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 Niels changed places 14 times in Norway · Boys between 1946 and 1992, ending at #490 and #472.
- Longest-running competitions
Eyvind and Niels were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 41 years, from 1946 to 1992, ending at #490 and #472.
List by list
Norway · Boys41 shared years, 1946–1992
Eyvind held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Niels in 30.
Highest recorded here: Eyvind #245 in 1954, Niels #201 in 1959.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1992: Eyvind #490, Niels #472.
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 | Niels |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #492 (2013) | Norway · Boys #471 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Eyvind has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Niels.
- 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
Niels
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #233 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: #201 among boys in Norway, in 1959 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #471 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys