Henning vs Ivo
Henning and Ivocompared 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, Henning was ranked #262 and Ivo #318 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2013, Henning was ranked #4685 and Ivo #1294 among boys in England and Wales.
Henning and Ivo over time
Henning and Ivo appear together in 1 published list, across 38 years of shared records. Henning held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Ivo in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Henning reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Ivo 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
Henning and Ivo changed places 8 times in Norway · Boys between 1970 and 2025, ending at #262 and #318.
- Longest-running competitions
Henning and Ivo were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 38 years, from 1970 to 2025, ending at #262 and #318.
List by list
Norway · Boys38 shared years, 1970–2025
Henning held the stronger position in 33 of those years, Ivo in 5.
Highest recorded here: Henning #51 in 1977, Ivo #215 in 2023.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Henning #262, Ivo #318.
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 | Henning | Ivo |
|---|---|---|
| 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, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #262 (2025) | Norway · Boys #318 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Henning and Ivo both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Henning
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #131 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: #46 among boys in Norway, in 1974 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #262 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Ivo
Popularity journey
First recorded1970
First recorded at #577 among boys in Norway in 1970 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1970–2025
Highest recorded position: #215 among boys in Norway, in 2023 (recorded 1970–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #318 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys