Gustav vs Peter
Gustav and Petercompared 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, Gustav was ranked #19 and Peter #174 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2023, Gustav was ranked #2325 and Peter #250 among boys in England and Wales.
Gustav and Peter over time
Gustav and Peter appear together in 2 published lists, across 106 years of shared records. Peter 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.
Peter 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2007, Gustav moved ahead of Peter in Norway · Boys — #131 and #118 the year before became #118 and #121.
- Mirrored each other
Over 81 shared years in Norway · Boys, Gustav rose about as far as Peter fell — from #154 and #106 in 1945 to #19 and #174 in 2025.
- Longest-running competitions
Gustav and Peter were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #19 and #174.
List by list
Norway · Boys81 shared years, 1945–2025
Gustav held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Peter in 61.
Highest recorded here: Gustav #19 in 2025, Peter #72 in 1987.
The order changed in 2007: Gustav moved ahead. In 2006 they stood at #131 and #118; by 2007 that had become #118 and #121.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Gustav #19, Peter #174.
England and Wales · Boys25 shared years, 1997–2023
Gustav held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Peter in 25.
Highest recorded here: Gustav #1786 in 2015, Peter #64 in 1997.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Gustav #2325, Peter #250.
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 | Gustav | Peter |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | From Greek Petros ('stone'), a translation of the Aramaic Cephas, the name Jesus gave to the apostle Simon. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Greek/Aramaic, biblical |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈpit.əɹ/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #19 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #152 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Peter has a recorded origin (Greek/Aramaic, biblical); Gustav does not have one recorded yet.
- Gustav and Peter both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Peter; Gustav doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
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
Peter
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #106 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1952–2006
Highest recorded position: #1 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1954 (recorded 1952–2006).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #174 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys