Ivar vs Kurt
Ivar and Kurtcompared 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 2009, Ivar was ranked #193 and Kurt #519 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Ivar was ranked #648 and Kurt #2671 among boys in England and Wales.
Ivar and Kurt over time
Ivar and Kurt appear together in 2 published lists, across 64 years of shared records. Ivar held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Kurt 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.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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
Ivar and Kurt changed places 4 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 2009, ending at #193 and #519.
- Longest-running competitions
Ivar and Kurt were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 55 years, from 1945 to 2009, ending at #193 and #519.
List by list
Norway · Boys55 shared years, 1945–2009
Ivar held the stronger position in 52 of those years, Kurt in 3.
Highest recorded here: Ivar #28 in 1949, Kurt #56 in 1960.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2009: Ivar #193, Kurt #519.
England and Wales · Boys9 shared years, 2016–2024
Ivar held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Kurt in 1.
Highest recorded here: Ivar #503 in 2021, Kurt #1234 in 2016.
The order changed in 2017: Ivar moved ahead. In 2016 they stood at #3079 and #1234; by 2017 that had become #1124 and #1470.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ivar #648, Kurt #2671.
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 | Ivar | Kurt |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #111 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #2671 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ivar has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Kurt.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Ivar
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #30 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: #28 among boys in Norway, in 1949 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #111 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Kurt
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #134 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2009
Highest recorded position: #56 among boys in Norway, in 1960 (recorded 1945–2009).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2671 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys