Isak vs Roger
Isak and Rogercompared 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 2013, Isak was ranked #14 and Roger #514 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Isak was ranked #1517 and Roger #2263 among boys in England and Wales.
Isak and Roger over time
Isak and Roger appear together in 2 published lists, across 72 years of shared records. Roger held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Isak in 0.
The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Roger reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Isak 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 1993, Isak moved ahead of Roger in Norway · Boys — #198 and #181 the year before became #196 and #231.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Isak and Roger changed places 7 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1998 and 2024, ending at #1517 and #2263.
- Longest-running competitions
Isak and Roger were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 47 years, from 1946 to 2013, ending at #14 and #514.
List by list
Norway · Boys47 shared years, 1946–2013
Isak held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Roger in 33.
Highest recorded here: Isak #14 in 2013, Roger #19 in 1969.
The order changed in 1993: Isak moved ahead. In 1992 they stood at #198 and #181; by 1993 that had become #196 and #231.
Most recent shared year, 2013: Isak #14, Roger #514.
England and Wales · Boys25 shared years, 1998–2024
Isak held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Roger in 20.
Highest recorded here: Isak #1440 in 2007, Roger #1000 in 1998.
The order changed in 2023: Isak moved ahead. In 2022 they stood at #3449 and #1781; by 2023 that had become #1461 and #3523.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Isak #1517, Roger #2263.
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 | Isak | Roger |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #6 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #2263 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Isak and Roger both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Isak
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #282 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: #4 among boys in Norway, in 2021 (recorded 1946–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #6 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Roger
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #86 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2013
Highest recorded position: #18 among boys in Norway, in 1972 (recorded 1945–2013).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2263 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys