Henning vs Roy
Henning and Roycompared 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 2024, Henning was ranked #284 and Roy #458 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2013, Henning was ranked #4685 and Roy #1404 among boys in England and Wales.
Henning and Roy over time
Henning and Roy appear together in 1 published list, across 70 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
Roy reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Henning 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 1988, Henning moved ahead of Roy in Norway · Boys — #121 and #113 the year before became #129 and #141.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Henning and Roy changed places 5 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 2024, ending at #284 and #458.
- Longest-running competitions
Henning and Roy were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 70 years, from 1945 to 2024, ending at #284 and #458.
List by list
Norway · Boys70 shared years, 1945–2024
Henning held the stronger position in 35 of those years, Roy in 35.
Highest recorded here: Henning #46 in 1974, Roy #29 in 1967.
The order changed in 1988: Henning moved ahead. In 1987 they stood at #121 and #113; by 1988 that had become #129 and #141.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Henning #284, Roy #458.
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 | Roy |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 1 |
| 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 #262 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #829 (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 has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Roy.
- 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
Roy
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #88 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2024
Highest recorded position: #29 among boys in Norway, in 1967 (recorded 1945–2024).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys