Francisco vs Iver
Francisco and Ivercompared 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 2012, Francisco was ranked #542 and Iver #65 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2025, Francisco was ranked #1035 and Iver #2664 among boys in England and Wales.
Francisco and Iver over time
Francisco and Iver appear together in 2 published lists, across 50 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
Francisco reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Iver 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
Francisco and Iver changed places 11 times in Norway · Boys between 1948 and 2012, ending at #542 and #65.
- Mirrored each other
Over 39 shared years in Norway · Boys, Iver rose about as far as Francisco fell — from #253 and #254 in 1948 to #542 and #65 in 2012.
- Longest-running competitions
Francisco and Iver were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 39 years, from 1948 to 2012, ending at #542 and #65.
List by list
Norway · Boys39 shared years, 1948–2012
Francisco held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Iver in 31.
Highest recorded here: Francisco #253 in 1948, Iver #65 in 2012.
The order changed in 1986: Iver moved ahead. In 1985 they stood at #368 and #421; by 1986 that had become #459 and #350.
Most recent shared year, 2012: Francisco #542, Iver #65.
England and Wales · Boys11 shared years, 2013–2025
Francisco held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Iver in 0.
Highest recorded here: Francisco #743 in 2017, Iver #1366 in 2022.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Francisco #1035, Iver #2664.
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 | Francisco | Iver |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #676 (2025) | Norway · Boys #34 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 70/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Francisco has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Iver.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Francisco
Popularity journey
First recorded1948
First recorded at #253 among boys in Norway in 1948 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1948–2012
Highest recorded position: #253 among boys in Norway, in 1948 (recorded 1948–2012).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1035 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Iver
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #256 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: #26 among boys in Norway, in 2023 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #2664 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys