Hermann vs Stefan
Hermann and Stefancompared 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, Hermann was ranked #402 and Stefan #272 among boys in Norway.
Hermann and Stefan over time
Hermann and Stefan appear together in 1 published list, across 53 years of shared records. Stefan held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Hermann 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.
Stefan reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Hermann 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
Hermann and Stefan changed places 5 times in Norway · Boys between 1947 and 2025, ending at #402 and #272.
- Longest-running competitions
Hermann and Stefan were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 53 years, from 1947 to 2025, ending at #402 and #272.
List by list
Norway · Boys53 shared years, 1947–2025
Hermann held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Stefan in 48.
Highest recorded here: Hermann #174 in 1999, Stefan #111 in 1992.
The order changed in 2003: Stefan moved ahead. In 2002 they stood at #247 and #271; by 2003 that had become #279 and #221.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Hermann #402, Stefan #272.
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 | Hermann | Stefan |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #402 (2025) | Norway · Boys #272 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Hermann and Stefan both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Hermann
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #240 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: #174 among boys in Norway, in 1999 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #402 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Stefan
Popularity journey
First recorded1947
First recorded at #343 among boys in Norway in 1947 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1947–2025
Highest recorded position: #98 among boys in Norway, in 1990 (recorded 1947–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #272 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys