Frode vs Imre
Frode and Imrecompared 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, Frode was ranked #551 and Imre #231 among boys in Norway.
Frode and Imre over time
Frode and Imre appear together in 1 published list, across 13 years of shared records. Frode held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Imre 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 Imre 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 · Boys13 shared years, 1961–2008
Frode held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Imre in 5.
Highest recorded here: Frode #27 in 1979, Imre #231 in 2008.
The order changed in 2003: Imre moved ahead. In 2002 they stood at #342 and #475; by 2003 that had become #529 and #273.
Most recent shared year, 2008: Frode #551, Imre #231.
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 | Frode | Imre |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #551 (2008) | Norway · Boys #317 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Frode and Imre both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
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
Imre
Popularity journey
First recorded1961
First recorded at #434 among boys in Norway in 1961 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1961–2025
Highest recorded position: #179 among boys in Norway, in 2009 (recorded 1961–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #317 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys