Kenny vs Magnar
Kenny and Magnarcompared 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 2012, Kenny was ranked #549 and Magnar #478 among boys in Norway.
Kenny and Magnar over time
Kenny and Magnar appear together in 1 published list, across 24 years of shared records. Magnar held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Kenny in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Magnar reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Kenny 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
Kenny and Magnar changed places 10 times in Norway · Boys between 1979 and 2012, ending at #549 and #478.
List by list
Norway · Boys24 shared years, 1979–2012
Kenny held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Magnar in 15.
Highest recorded here: Kenny #311 in 1992, Magnar #247 in 1979.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2012: Kenny #549, Magnar #478.
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 | Kenny | Magnar |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #676 (2025) | Norway · Boys #422 (2022) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Kenny and Magnar both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Kenny
Popularity journey
First recorded1979
First recorded at #625 among boys in Norway in 1979 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1979–2012
Highest recorded position: #311 among boys in Norway, in 1992 (recorded 1979–2012).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #676 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Magnar
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #93 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2022
Highest recorded position: #73 among boys in Norway, in 1952 (recorded 1945–2022).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2022
Most recently recorded at #422 among boys in Norway, in 2022.
Norway · Boys