Eyvind vs Stephen
Eyvind and Stephencompared 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 Stephen #329 among boys in Norway.
Eyvind and Stephen over time
Eyvind and Stephen appear together in 1 published list, across 40 years of shared records. Stephen 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 Stephen 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 Stephen changed places 9 times in Norway · Boys between 1946 and 1992, ending at #490 and #329.
- Longest-running competitions
Eyvind and Stephen were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 40 years, from 1946 to 1992, ending at #490 and #329.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Boys within 2 years — Eyvind #245 in 1954, Stephen #210 in 1956.
List by list
Norway · Boys40 shared years, 1946–1992
Eyvind held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Stephen in 34.
Highest recorded here: Eyvind #245 in 1954, Stephen #210 in 1956.
The order changed in 1977: Stephen moved ahead. In 1976 they stood at #448 and #465; by 1977 that had become #604 and #275.
Most recent shared year, 1992: Eyvind #490, Stephen #329.
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 | Stephen |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | From Greek Stephanos, meaning 'crown, wreath' — literally 'that which surrounds'. Saint Stephen, a deacon stoned to death in the New Testament, is regarded as the first Christian martyr. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Greek |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈstiː.vən/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Steven, Stefan, Stephan |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #492 (2013) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #232 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | high |
What the data shows
- Stephen has a recorded origin (Greek); Eyvind does not have one recorded yet.
- Eyvind and Stephen both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Stephen; Eyvind doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
- The available evidence gives Eyvind a "medium" Data Confidence level and Stephen a "high" level — this reflects how complete and corroborated the underlying evidence is, not a judgement of either name.
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
Stephen
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #352 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1952–1997
Highest recorded position: #3 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1955 (recorded 1952–1997).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #232 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys