Glenn vs Sindre
Glenn and Sindrecompared 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 Sindre #83 among boys in Norway.
Glenn and Sindre over time
Glenn and Sindre appear together in 1 published list, across 61 years of shared records. Glenn held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Sindre 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 1 of those lists, and Sindre 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 1984, Sindre moved ahead of Glenn in Norway · Boys — #57 and #81 the year before became #59 and #53.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Glenn and Sindre changed places 5 times in Norway · Boys between 1948 and 2012, ending at #545 and #83.
- Mirrored each other
Over 61 shared years in Norway · Boys, Sindre rose about as far as Glenn fell — from #329 and #358 in 1948 to #545 and #83 in 2012.
- Longest-running competitions
Glenn and Sindre were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 61 years, from 1948 to 2012, ending at #545 and #83.
List by list
Norway · Boys61 shared years, 1948–2012
Glenn held the stronger position in 31 of those years, Sindre in 30.
Highest recorded here: Glenn #57 in 1974, Sindre #21 in 1995.
The order changed in 1984: Sindre moved ahead. In 1983 they stood at #57 and #81; by 1984 that had become #59 and #53.
Most recent shared year, 2012: Glenn #545, Sindre #83.
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 | Sindre |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #829 (2025) | Norway · Boys #271 (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 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Glenn has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Sindre.
- Both names have recorded usage in 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 #4275 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Sindre
Popularity journey
First recorded1948
First recorded at #358 among boys in Norway in 1948 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1948–2025
Highest recorded position: #21 among boys in Norway, in 1995 (recorded 1948–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #271 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys