Gøran vs Niklas
Gøran and Niklascompared 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 2004, Gøran was ranked #494 and Niklas #107 among boys in Norway.
Gøran and Niklas over time
Gøran and Niklas appear together in 1 published list, across 36 years of shared records. Gøran held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Niklas 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.
Gøran reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Niklas 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 1994, Niklas moved ahead of Gøran in Norway · Boys — #124 and #128 the year before became #179 and #173.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Gøran and Niklas changed places 5 times in Norway · Boys between 1969 and 2004, ending at #494 and #107.
- Longest-running competitions
Gøran and Niklas were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 36 years, from 1969 to 2004, ending at #494 and #107.
List by list
Norway · Boys36 shared years, 1969–2004
Gøran held the stronger position in 19 of those years, Niklas in 17.
Highest recorded here: Gøran #124 in 1993, Niklas #86 in 1998.
The order changed in 1994: Niklas moved ahead. In 1993 they stood at #124 and #128; by 1994 that had become #179 and #173.
Most recent shared year, 2004: Gøran #494, Niklas #107.
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 | Gøran | Niklas |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #494 (2004) | Norway · Boys #215 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Gøran has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Niklas.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Gøran
Popularity journey
First recorded1949
First recorded at #351 among boys in Norway in 1949 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1949–2004
Highest recorded position: #124 among boys in Norway, in 1993 (recorded 1949–2004).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2004
Most recently recorded at #494 among boys in Norway, in 2004.
Norway · Boys
Niklas
Popularity journey
First recorded1969
First recorded at #578 among boys in Norway in 1969 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1969–2025
Highest recorded position: #86 among boys in Norway, in 1998 (recorded 1969–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #215 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys