Hans vs Ivor
Hans and Ivorcompared 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.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 1980, Hans was ranked #264 and Ivor #205 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Hans was ranked #3254 and Ivor #524 among boys in England and Wales.
Hans and Ivor over time
Hans and Ivor appear together in 1 published list, across 28 years of shared records. Ivor held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Hans in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Hans reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Ivor 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
Hans and Ivor changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1997 and 2024, ending at #3254 and #524.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys28 shared years, 1997–2024
Hans held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Ivor in 23.
Highest recorded here: Hans #1377 in 2005, Ivor #524 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Hans #3254, Ivor #524.
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 | Hans | Ivor |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | GB-ENW, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #97 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #524 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Hans has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Ivor.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Hans
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #11 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: #10 among boys in Norway, in 1949 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #97 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Ivor
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #214 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1964–1993
Highest recorded position: #146 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1969 (recorded 1964–1993).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #524 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys