Hassan vs Niclas
Hassan and Niclascompared 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.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2002, Hassan was ranked #167 and Niclas #3225 among boys in England and Wales.
Norway · Boys
In 2022, Hassan was ranked #473 and Niclas #487 among boys in Norway.
Hassan and Niclas over time
Hassan and Niclas appear together in 1 published list, across 46 years of shared records. Hassan held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Niclas in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Hassan reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Niclas 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Hassan and Niclas were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 46 years, from 1973 to 2022, ending at #473 and #487.
List by list
Norway · Boys46 shared years, 1973–2022
Hassan held the stronger position in 45 of those years, Niclas in 1.
Highest recorded here: Hassan #175 in 1984, Niclas #217 in 1991.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Hassan #473, Niclas #487.
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 | Hassan | Niclas |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #247 (2025) | Norway · Boys #487 (2022) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Hassan and Niclas both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Hassan
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #343 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #144 among boys in England and Wales, in 1999 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #247 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Niclas
Popularity journey
First recorded1973
First recorded at #555 among boys in Norway in 1973 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1973–2022
Highest recorded position: #217 among boys in Norway, in 1991 (recorded 1973–2022).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2022
Most recently recorded at #487 among boys in Norway, in 2022.
Norway · Boys