Frank vs Sjur
Frank and Sjurcompared 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, Frank was ranked #459 and Sjur #330 among boys in Norway.
Frank and Sjur over time
Frank and Sjur appear together in 1 published list, across 80 years of shared records. Frank held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Sjur 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.
Sjur reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Frank 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
Frank and Sjur changed places 11 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 2025, ending at #459 and #330.
- Longest-running competitions
Frank and Sjur were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 80 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #459 and #330.
List by list
Norway · Boys80 shared years, 1945–2025
Frank held the stronger position in 57 of those years, Sjur in 23.
Highest recorded here: Frank #22 in 1968, Sjur #177 in 1963.
The order changed in 2021: Sjur moved ahead. In 2020 they stood at #316 and #333; by 2021 that had become #466 and #289.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Frank #459, Sjur #330.
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.
Where to go next
Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.
Other comparisons involving Frank
Pairs where Frank shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.
- Frank vs Vidar
Frank and Vidar changed places 36 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 2025, ending at #459 and #478.
Frank · Vidar · 77 shared years, 1945–2025 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
- Terje vs Frank
Terje and Frank changed places 20 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 2025, ending at #300 and #459.
Terje · Frank · 76 shared years, 1945–2025 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
- Frank vs Egil
Frank and Egil changed places 18 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 2025, ending at #459 and #312.
Frank · Egil · 78 shared years, 1945–2025 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
- Helge vs Frank
Helge and Frank changed places 18 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 2025, ending at #352 and #459.
Helge · Frank · 80 shared years, 1945–2025 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
Side by side
| Field | Frank | Sjur |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #186 (2025) | Norway · Boys #330 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Frank and Sjur both have 1 syllable.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Frank
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #61 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: #22 among boys in Norway, in 1968 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #186 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Sjur
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #251 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: #177 among boys in Norway, in 1963 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #330 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys