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Kevin vs Kristoffer

Kevin and Kristoffercompared 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.

  • England and Wales · Boys

    In 2015, Kevin was ranked #175 and Kristoffer #3373 among boys in England and Wales.

  • Norway · Boys

    In 2025, Kevin was ranked #186 and Kristoffer #187 among boys in Norway.

Kevin and Kristoffer over time

Kevin and Kristoffer appear together in 2 published lists, across 81 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.

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

    Kevin and Kristoffer changed places 15 times in Norway · Boys between 1953 and 2025, ending at #186 and #187.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Kevin and Kristoffer were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 71 years, from 1953 to 2025, ending at #186 and #187.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Kevin #141 in 1996, Kristoffer #1821 in 1998.

List by list

  • Norway · Boys71 shared years, 1953–2025

    Kevin held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Kristoffer in 54.

    Highest recorded here: Kevin #44 in 2002, Kristoffer #11 in 1993.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Kevin #186, Kristoffer #187.

  • England and Wales · Boys10 shared years, 1996–2015

    Kevin held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Kristoffer in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Kevin #141 in 1996, Kristoffer #1821 in 1998.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2015: Kevin #175, Kristoffer #3373.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Kevin

Pairs where Kevin shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other comparisons involving Kristoffer

Pairs where Kristoffer shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — repeatedly exchanged positions.

All repeatedly exchanged positions→

Other pairs from Norway lists

Pairs measured inside Norway's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

Norway overview→

Other pairs ranked together in the 2020s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2020 and 2029.

The 2020s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Kevin, Kristoffer
FieldKevinKristoffer
Record typeEditorially researched profileOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagemalemale
MeaningAn Anglicized form of the Irish Caoimhín, combining Old Irish 'cóem' (dear, beloved, gentle) with 'gein' (birth) — 'beloved birth'. Associated with Saint Caoimhín, who founded a monastery at Glendalough in the 6th century.Not yet recorded
OriginIrishNot yet recorded
Pronunciation/ˈkɛv.ɪn/
Syllables23
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZGB-ENW, NO
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Boys #139 (2025)Norway · Boys #187 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)90/100Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)94/10064/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/10060/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Kevin has a recorded origin (Irish); Kristoffer does not have one recorded yet.
  • Kevin has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Kristoffer.
  • A meaning is recorded for Kevin; Kristoffer doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.

How each name got here

Kevin

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1952

    First recorded at #26 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1954–1999

    Highest recorded position: #8 among boys in New Zealand, in 1954 (recorded 1954–1999).

    New Zealand · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #292 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Kristoffer

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #207 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #11 among boys in Norway, in 1993 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #187 among boys in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Boys