Ferdinand vs Severin
Ferdinand and Severincompared 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 2025, Ferdinand was ranked #224 and Severin #197 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2019, Ferdinand was ranked #4702 and Severin #3937 among boys in England and Wales.
Ferdinand and Severin over time
Ferdinand and Severin appear together in 1 published list, across 34 years of shared records. Ferdinand held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Severin in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Ferdinand reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Severin 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
Ferdinand and Severin changed places 12 times in Norway · Boys between 1988 and 2025, ending at #224 and #197.
- Longest-running competitions
Ferdinand and Severin were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 34 years, from 1988 to 2025, ending at #224 and #197.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Boys within 2 years — Ferdinand #173 in 2019, Severin #192 in 2021.
List by list
Norway · Boys34 shared years, 1988–2025
Ferdinand held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Severin in 9.
Highest recorded here: Ferdinand #173 in 2019, Severin #192 in 2021.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ferdinand #224, Severin #197.
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 | Ferdinand | Severin |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #224 (2025) | Norway · Boys #197 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 70/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ferdinand and Severin both have 3 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Ferdinand
Popularity journey
First recorded1987
First recorded at #527 among boys in Norway in 1987 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1987–2025
Highest recorded position: #167 among boys in Norway, in 2010 (recorded 1987–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #224 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Severin
Popularity journey
First recorded1948
First recorded at #316 among boys in Norway in 1948 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1948–2025
Highest recorded position: #192 among boys in Norway, in 2021 (recorded 1948–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #197 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys