Ivan vs Kim-Andre
Ivan and Kim-Andrecompared 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 2006, Ivan was ranked #245 and Kim-Andre #506 among boys in Norway.
Ivan and Kim-Andre over time
Ivan and Kim-Andre appear together in 1 published list, across 23 years of shared records. Ivan held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Kim-Andre in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Ivan reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Kim-Andre 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.
List by list
Norway · Boys23 shared years, 1975–2006
Ivan held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Kim-Andre in 0.
Highest recorded here: Ivan #138 in 1984, Kim-Andre #208 in 1990.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2006: Ivan #245, Kim-Andre #506.
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 | Ivan | Kim-Andre |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | The Slavic form of John, commonly interpreted as 'God is gracious'. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Old Church Slavic, via Greek Ioannes | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈaɪvən/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #235 (2025) | Norway · Boys #506 (2006) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 70/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ivan has a recorded origin (Old Church Slavic, via Greek Ioannes); Kim-Andre does not have one recorded yet.
- Ivan has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Kim-Andre.
- A meaning is recorded for Ivan; Kim-Andre doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Ivan
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #192 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1954–1959
Highest recorded position: #83 among boys in New Zealand, in 1954 (recorded 1954–1959).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #235 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Kim-Andre
Popularity journey
First recorded1975
First recorded at #614 among boys in Norway in 1975 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1975–2006
Highest recorded position: #208 among boys in Norway, in 1990 (recorded 1975–2006).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2006
Most recently recorded at #506 among boys in Norway, in 2006.
Norway · Boys