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Fredrik vs Raymond

Fredrik and Raymondcompared 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, Fredrik was ranked #26 and Raymond #487 among boys in Norway.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys

    In 2017, Fredrik was ranked #710 and Raymond #394 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Boys

    In 2025, Fredrik was ranked #1897 and Raymond #627 among boys in England and Wales.

Fredrik and Raymond over time

Fredrik and Raymond appear together in 2 published lists, across 91 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Raymond reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Fredrik 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

    Fredrik and Raymond changed places 4 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 2008, ending at #26 and #487.

  • Mirrored each other

    Over 62 shared years in Norway · Boys, Fredrik rose about as far as Raymond fell — from #137 and #265 in 1945 to #26 and #487 in 2008.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Fredrik and Raymond were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 62 years, from 1945 to 2008, ending at #26 and #487.

List by list

  • Norway · Boys62 shared years, 1945–2008

    Fredrik held the stronger position in 47 of those years, Raymond in 15.

    Highest recorded here: Fredrik #6 in 1989, Raymond #60 in 1978.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2008: Fredrik #26, Raymond #487.

  • England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2025

    Fredrik held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Raymond in 29.

    Highest recorded here: Fredrik #1111 in 2020, Raymond #312 in 1996.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Fredrik #1897, Raymond #627.

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 Fredrik

Pairs where Fredrik shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other comparisons involving Raymond

Pairs where Raymond shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — mirrored each other.

All mirrored each other→

Other pairs from Norway lists

Pairs measured inside Norway's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

Norway overview→

Other pairs ranked together in the 2000s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2000 and 2009.

The 2000s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Fredrik, Raymond
FieldFredrikRaymond
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagemalemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Pronunciation
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, IE, NOAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Boys #82 (2025)Republic of Ireland · Boys #509 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)82/10082/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Fredrik and Raymond both have 2 syllables.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.

How each name got here

Fredrik

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #137 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #6 among boys in Norway, in 1989 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1897 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Raymond

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #265 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1952–1991

    Highest recorded position: #17 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1952 (recorded 1952–1991).

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #627 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys