Juan vs Sten
Juan and Stencompared 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 2011, Juan was ranked #502 and Sten #477 among boys in Norway.
Juan and Sten over time
Juan and Sten appear together in 1 published list, across 52 years of shared records. Sten held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Juan in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Sten reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Juan 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
Juan and Sten changed places 10 times in Norway · Boys between 1946 and 2011, ending at #502 and #477.
- Longest-running competitions
Juan and Sten were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 52 years, from 1946 to 2011, ending at #502 and #477.
List by list
Norway · Boys52 shared years, 1946–2011
Juan held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Sten in 37.
Highest recorded here: Juan #209 in 1977, Sten #103 in 1970.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2011: Juan #502, Sten #477.
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 | Juan | Sten |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #582 (2024) | Norway · Boys #523 (2012) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Juan and Sten both have 1 syllable.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Juan
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #347 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1946–2016
Highest recorded position: #209 among boys in Norway, in 1977 (recorded 1946–2016).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1595 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys
Sten
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #158 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2012
Highest recorded position: #103 among boys in Norway, in 1970 (recorded 1945–2012).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2012
Most recently recorded at #523 among boys in Norway, in 2012.
Norway · Boys