Krister vs Stein
Krister and Steincompared 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 2015, Krister was ranked #492 and Stein #503 among boys in Norway.
Krister and Stein over time
Krister and Stein appear together in 1 published list, across 45 years of shared records. Stein held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Krister 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.
Stein reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Krister 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
Krister and Stein changed places 11 times in Norway · Boys between 1967 and 2015, ending at #492 and #503.
- Longest-running competitions
Krister and Stein were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 45 years, from 1967 to 2015, ending at #492 and #503.
List by list
Norway · Boys45 shared years, 1967–2015
Krister held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Stein in 29.
Highest recorded here: Krister #148 in 1992, Stein #30 in 1967.
The order changed in 2010: Krister moved ahead. In 2009 they stood at #489 and #442; by 2010 that had become #475 and #565.
Most recent shared year, 2015: Krister #492, Stein #503.
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 | Krister | Stein |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #507 (2019) | Norway · Boys #503 (2015) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Krister has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Stein.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Krister
Popularity journey
First recorded1967
First recorded at #464 among boys in Norway in 1967 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1967–2019
Highest recorded position: #148 among boys in Norway, in 1992 (recorded 1967–2019).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2019
Most recently recorded at #507 among boys in Norway, in 2019.
Norway · Boys
Stein
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #42 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2015
Highest recorded position: #14 among boys in Norway, in 1954 (recorded 1945–2015).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2015
Most recently recorded at #503 among boys in Norway, in 2015.
Norway · Boys