Henry vs Ulrik
Henry and Ulrikcompared 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, Henry was ranked #50 and Ulrik #14 among boys in Norway.
Henry and Ulrik over time
Henry and Ulrik appear together in 1 published list, across 56 years of shared records. Ulrik held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Henry in 0.
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.
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
Henry and Ulrik changed places 5 times in Norway · Boys between 1946 and 2025, ending at #50 and #14.
- Longest-running competitions
Henry and Ulrik were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 56 years, from 1946 to 2025, ending at #50 and #14.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Boys within 2 years — Henry #50 in 2025, Ulrik #14 in 2025.
List by list
Norway · Boys56 shared years, 1946–2025
Henry held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Ulrik in 42.
Highest recorded here: Henry #50 in 2025, Ulrik #14 in 2025.
The order changed in 1988: Ulrik moved ahead. In 1987 they stood at #340 and #373; by 1988 that had become #448 and #245.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Henry #50, Ulrik #14.
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 | Henry | Ulrik |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Home ruler, estate ruler. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Germanic, via Old French Henri | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈhɛnɹi/ | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Harry, Hal, Heinrich, Henri | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #6 (2025) | Norway · Boys #14 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | high | medium |
What the data shows
- Henry has a recorded origin (Germanic, via Old French Henri); Ulrik does not have one recorded yet.
- Henry and Ulrik both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Henry; Ulrik doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
- The available evidence gives Henry a "high" Data Confidence level and Ulrik a "medium" level — this reflects how complete and corroborated the underlying evidence is, not a judgement of either name.
How each name got here
Henry
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #102 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1993–2025
Highest recorded position: #4 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2023 (recorded 1993–2025).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #6 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Ulrik
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #364 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1946–2025
Highest recorded position: #14 among boys in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1946–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #14 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys