Frederik vs Frode
Frederik and Frodecompared 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 2008, Frederik was ranked #319 and Frode #551 among boys in Norway.
Frederik and Frode over time
Frederik and Frode appear together in 1 published list, across 37 years of shared records. Frode held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Frederik 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.
Frode reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Frederik 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Frederik and Frode were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 37 years, from 1967 to 2008, ending at #319 and #551.
List by list
Norway · Boys37 shared years, 1967–2008
Frederik held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Frode in 27.
Highest recorded here: Frederik #192 in 1991, Frode #3 in 1974.
The order changed in 2002: Frederik moved ahead. In 2001 they stood at #338 and #320; by 2002 that had become #297 and #342.
Most recent shared year, 2008: Frederik #319, Frode #551.
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 | Frederik | Frode |
|---|---|---|
| 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, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #461 (2025) | Norway · Boys #551 (2008) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Frederik has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Frode.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Frederik
Popularity journey
First recorded1967
First recorded at #530 among boys in Norway in 1967 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1967–2025
Highest recorded position: #192 among boys in Norway, in 1991 (recorded 1967–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #2133 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Frode
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #116 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2008
Highest recorded position: #3 among boys in Norway, in 1974 (recorded 1945–2008).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2008
Most recently recorded at #551 among boys in Norway, in 2008.
Norway · Boys