Gaute vs Leon
Gaute and Leoncompared 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, Gaute was ranked #400 and Leon #46 among boys in Norway.
Gaute and Leon over time
Gaute and Leon appear together in 1 published list, across 69 years of shared records. Gaute held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Leon 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.
Gaute reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Leon 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2004, Leon moved ahead of Gaute in Norway · Boys — #110 and #112 the year before became #182 and #88.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Gaute and Leon changed places 5 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 2025, ending at #400 and #46.
- Mirrored each other
Over 69 shared years in Norway · Boys, Leon rose about as far as Gaute fell — from #255 and #306 in 1945 to #400 and #46 in 2025.
- Longest-running competitions
Gaute and Leon were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 69 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #400 and #46.
List by list
Norway · Boys69 shared years, 1945–2025
Gaute held the stronger position in 42 of those years, Leon in 27.
Highest recorded here: Gaute #110 in 2003, Leon #13 in 2014.
The order changed in 2004: Leon moved ahead. In 2003 they stood at #110 and #112; by 2004 that had become #182 and #88.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Gaute #400, Leon #46.
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 | Gaute | Leon |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | From Greek λέων (leon), meaning 'lion'. Merged with the Latin cognate Leo during the Christian era, making the two forms largely interchangeable across Europe; also used among medieval English Jews. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Greek |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈleː.ɔn/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Leo |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #400 (2025) | Norway · Boys #46 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | high |
What the data shows
- Leon has a recorded origin (Greek); Gaute does not have one recorded yet.
- Gaute has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Leon.
- A meaning is recorded for Leon; Gaute doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
- The available evidence gives Gaute a "medium" Data Confidence level and Leon a "high" level — this reflects how complete and corroborated the underlying evidence is, not a judgement of either name.
How each name got here
Gaute
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #255 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: #110 among boys in Norway, in 2003 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #400 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Leon
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #306 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: #13 among boys in Norway, in 2014 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #101 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys