Geir vs Niels
Geir and Nielscompared 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 2024, Geir was ranked #482 and Niels #430 among boys in Norway.
Geir and Niels over time
Geir and Niels appear together in 1 published list, across 59 years of shared records. Geir held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Niels 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.
Niels reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Geir 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
Geir and Niels were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 59 years, from 1945 to 2024, ending at #482 and #430.
List by list
Norway · Boys59 shared years, 1945–2024
Geir held the stronger position in 55 of those years, Niels in 4.
Highest recorded here: Geir #2 in 1963, Niels #201 in 1959.
The order changed in 2019: Niels moved ahead. In 2018 they stood at #501 and #511; by 2019 that had become #428 and #339.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Geir #482, Niels #430.
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 Geir
Pairs where Geir shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.
- Geir vs Håkon
In 1945 they stood at #59 and #49 in Norway · Boys, 10 places apart; by 2024 they were #482 and #42.
Geir · Håkon · 73 shared years, 1945–2024 · Started together, ended far apart
- Geir vs Trond
Geir and Trond changed places 24 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 2023, ending at #512 and #446.
Geir · Trond · 70 shared years, 1945–2023 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
- Geir vs Stig
Geir and Stig changed places 16 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 2021, ending at #467 and #493.
Geir · Stig · 65 shared years, 1945–2021 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
- Rune vs Geir
Rune and Geir changed places 14 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 2024, ending at #498 and #482.
Rune · Geir · 68 shared years, 1945–2024 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
Side by side
| Field | Geir | Niels |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #482 (2024) | Norway · Boys #471 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Geir and Niels both have 1 syllable.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Geir
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #59 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2024
Highest recorded position: #2 among boys in Norway, in 1963 (recorded 1945–2024).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #482 among boys in Norway, in 2024.
Norway · Boys
Niels
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #233 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: #201 among boys in Norway, in 1959 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #471 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys