Henrik vs Peter
Henrik and Petercompared 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, Henrik was ranked #16 and Peter #174 among boys in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2023, Henrik was ranked #660 and Peter #130 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Henrik was ranked #2088 and Peter #286 among boys in England and Wales.
Henrik and Peter over time
Henrik and Peter appear together in 2 published lists, across 109 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.
Peter reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Henrik 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 1976, Henrik moved ahead of Peter in Norway · Boys — #89 and #85 the year before became #88 and #125.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Henrik and Peter changed places 7 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 2025, ending at #16 and #174.
- Mirrored each other
Over 81 shared years in Norway · Boys, Henrik rose about as far as Peter fell — from #141 and #106 in 1945 to #16 and #174 in 2025.
- Longest-running competitions
Henrik and Peter were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #16 and #174.
List by list
Norway · Boys81 shared years, 1945–2025
Henrik held the stronger position in 57 of those years, Peter in 24.
Highest recorded here: Henrik #3 in 2018, Peter #72 in 1987.
The order changed in 1976: Henrik moved ahead. In 1975 they stood at #89 and #85; by 1976 that had become #88 and #125.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Henrik #16, Peter #174.
England and Wales · Boys28 shared years, 1996–2024
Henrik held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Peter in 28.
Highest recorded here: Henrik #1113 in 2019, Peter #59 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Henrik #2088, Peter #286.
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 | Henrik | Peter |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | From Greek Petros ('stone'), a translation of the Aramaic Cephas, the name Jesus gave to the apostle Simon. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Greek/Aramaic, biblical |
| Pronunciation | /ˈpit.əɹ/ | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #16 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #152 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Peter has a recorded origin (Greek/Aramaic, biblical); Henrik does not have one recorded yet.
- Henrik and Peter both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Peter; Henrik doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Henrik
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #141 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: #3 among boys in Norway, in 2018 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #16 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Peter
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #106 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1952–2006
Highest recorded position: #1 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1954 (recorded 1952–2006).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #174 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys