Flemming vs Sander
Flemming and Sandercompared 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 Sander #19 among boys in Norway.
Flemming and Sander over time
Flemming and Sander appear together in 1 published list, across 14 years of shared records. Flemming held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Sander 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 Sander 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 · Boys14 shared years, 1968–2021
Flemming held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Sander in 6.
Highest recorded here: Flemming #215 in 1968, Sander #2 in 2000.
The order changed in 1990: Sander moved ahead. In 1989 they stood at #526 and #633; by 1990 that had become #618 and #225.
Most recent shared year, 2021: Flemming #429, Sander #19.
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 | Sander |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #429 (2021) | Norway · Boys #38 (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 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Flemming and Sander 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
Sander
Popularity journey
First recorded1968
First recorded at #555 among boys in Norway in 1968 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1968–2025
Highest recorded position: #2 among boys in Norway, in 2000 (recorded 1968–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #38 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys