Ken vs Åge
Ken and Ågecompared 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, Ken was ranked #357 and Åge #574 among boys in Norway.
Ken and Åge over time
Ken and Åge appear together in 1 published list, across 42 years of shared records. Ken held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Åge 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.
Åge reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Ken 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 1972, Ken moved ahead of Åge in Norway · Boys — #126 and #122 the year before became #145 and #176.
- Longest-running competitions
Ken and Åge were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 42 years, from 1955 to 2006, ending at #357 and #574.
List by list
Norway · Boys42 shared years, 1955–2006
Ken held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Åge in 14.
Highest recorded here: Ken #126 in 1971, Åge #58 in 1955.
The order changed in 1972: Ken moved ahead. In 1971 they stood at #126 and #122; by 1972 that had become #145 and #176.
Most recent shared year, 2006: Ken #357, Åge #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 | Ken | Åge |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | England and Wales · Boys #3523 (2023) | Norway · Boys #509 (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 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ken and Åge both have 1 syllable.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Ken
Popularity journey
First recorded1955
First recorded at #336 among boys in Norway in 1955 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1955–2016
Highest recorded position: #126 among boys in Norway, in 1971 (recorded 1955–2016).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #3523 among boys in England and Wales, in 2023.
England and Wales · Boys
Åge
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #63 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2024
Highest recorded position: #45 among boys in Norway, in 1947 (recorded 1945–2024).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #509 among boys in Norway, in 2024.
Norway · Boys