Håvar vs Stephan
Håvar and Stephancompared 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 2008, Håvar was ranked #474 and Stephan #574 among boys in Norway.
Håvar and Stephan over time
Håvar and Stephan appear together in 1 published list, across 40 years of shared records. Stephan held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Håvar 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.
Håvar reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Stephan 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
Håvar and Stephan changed places 17 times in Norway · Boys between 1964 and 2008, ending at #474 and #574.
- Longest-running competitions
Håvar and Stephan were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 40 years, from 1964 to 2008, ending at #474 and #574.
List by list
Norway · Boys40 shared years, 1964–2008
Håvar held the stronger position in 19 of those years, Stephan in 21.
Highest recorded here: Håvar #253 in 1977, Stephan #230 in 1987.
The order changed in 2008: Håvar moved ahead. In 2007 they stood at #529 and #509; by 2008 that had become #474 and #574.
Most recent shared year, 2008: Håvar #474, Stephan #574.
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 | Håvar | Stephan |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #501 (2010) | England and Wales · Boys #2088 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Håvar has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Stephan.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Håvar
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #507 among boys in Norway in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1964–2010
Highest recorded position: #253 among boys in Norway, in 1977 (recorded 1964–2010).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2010
Most recently recorded at #501 among boys in Norway, in 2010.
Norway · Boys
Stephan
Popularity journey
First recorded1957
First recorded at #446 among boys in Norway in 1957 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1969–2004
Highest recorded position: #196 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1969 (recorded 1969–2004).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2088 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys