Kent vs Robel
Kent and Robelcompared 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 2010, Kent was ranked #452 and Robel #521 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2013, Kent was ranked #2954 and Robel #2954 among boys in England and Wales.
Kent and Robel over time
Kent and Robel appear together in 2 published lists, across 34 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Kent reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Robel 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
Kent and Robel changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1997 and 2013, ending at #2954 and #2954.
List by list
Norway · Boys22 shared years, 1982–2010
Kent held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Robel in 0.
Highest recorded here: Kent #80 in 1989, Robel #293 in 1998.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2010: Kent #452, Robel #521.
England and Wales · Boys12 shared years, 1997–2013
Kent held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Robel in 6.
Highest recorded here: Kent #1889 in 2000, Robel #2189 in 2003.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2013: Kent #2954, Robel #2954.
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 | Kent | Robel |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Northern Ireland · Boys #414 (2022) | England and Wales · Boys #4001 (2022) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Kent has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Robel.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Kent
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #304 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2016
Highest recorded position: #70 among boys in Norway, in 1979 (recorded 1945–2016).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2022
Most recently recorded at #414 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2022.
Northern Ireland · Boys
Robel
Popularity journey
First recorded1982
First recorded at #507 among boys in Norway in 1982 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1982–2010
Highest recorded position: #293 among boys in Norway, in 1998 (recorded 1982–2010).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2022
Most recently recorded at #4001 among boys in England and Wales, in 2022.
England and Wales · Boys