Flemming vs Marcus
Flemming and Marcuscompared 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 2021, Flemming was ranked #429 and Marcus #130 among boys in Norway.
Flemming and Marcus over time
Flemming and Marcus appear together in 1 published list, across 23 years of shared records. Marcus held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Flemming 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.
Flemming reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Marcus 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.
List by list
Norway · Boys23 shared years, 1963–2021
Flemming held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Marcus in 15.
Highest recorded here: Flemming #215 in 1968, Marcus #26 in 2000.
The order changed in 1978: Marcus moved ahead. In 1977 they stood at #373 and #378; by 1978 that had become #558 and #288.
Most recent shared year, 2021: Flemming #429, Marcus #130.
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 | Flemming | Marcus |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #429 (2021) | Norway · Boys #150 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Flemming and Marcus both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Flemming
Popularity journey
First recorded1947
First recorded at #285 among boys in Norway in 1947 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1947–2021
Highest recorded position: #215 among boys in Norway, in 1968 (recorded 1947–2021).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2021
Most recently recorded at #429 among boys in Norway, in 2021.
Norway · Boys
Marcus
Popularity journey
First recorded1963
First recorded at #399 among boys in Norway in 1963 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1963–2025
Highest recorded position: #24 among boys in Norway, in 2001 (recorded 1963–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #150 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys