Glenn vs Gustav
Glenn and Gustavcompared 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 2012, Glenn was ranked #545 and Gustav #82 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2023, Glenn was ranked #4991 and Gustav #2325 among boys in England and Wales.
Glenn and Gustav over time
Glenn and Gustav appear together in 2 published lists, across 84 years of shared records. Glenn held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Gustav 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.
Glenn reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Gustav 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
Glenn and Gustav changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1997 and 2023, ending at #4991 and #2325.
- Mirrored each other
Over 61 shared years in Norway · Boys, Gustav rose about as far as Glenn fell — from #329 and #243 in 1948 to #545 and #82 in 2012.
- Longest-running competitions
Glenn and Gustav were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 61 years, from 1948 to 2012, ending at #545 and #82.
List by list
Norway · Boys61 shared years, 1948–2012
Glenn held the stronger position in 44 of those years, Gustav in 17.
Highest recorded here: Glenn #57 in 1974, Gustav #82 in 2012.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2012: Glenn #545, Gustav #82.
England and Wales · Boys23 shared years, 1997–2023
Glenn held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Gustav in 8.
Highest recorded here: Glenn #323 in 1997, Gustav #1786 in 2015.
The order changed in 2017: Gustav moved ahead. In 2016 they stood at #2804 and #3478; by 2017 that had become #2512 and #2512.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Glenn #4991, Gustav #2325.
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 | Glenn | Gustav |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #829 (2025) | Norway · Boys #19 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Glenn has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Gustav.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Glenn
Popularity journey
First recorded1948
First recorded at #329 among boys in Norway in 1948 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1952–1986
Highest recorded position: #16 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1962 (recorded 1952–1986).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Gustav
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #154 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: #19 among boys in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #19 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys