Lars-Erik vs Roman
Lars-Erik and Romancompared 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 2002, Lars-Erik was ranked #484 and Roman #497 among boys in Norway.
Lars-Erik and Roman over time
Lars-Erik and Roman appear together in 1 published list, across 40 years of shared records. Roman held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Lars-Erik 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.
Roman reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Lars-Erik 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
Lars-Erik and Roman changed places 13 times in Norway · Boys between 1953 and 2002, ending at #484 and #497.
- Longest-running competitions
Lars-Erik and Roman were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 40 years, from 1953 to 2002, ending at #484 and #497.
List by list
Norway · Boys40 shared years, 1953–2002
Lars-Erik held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Roman in 28.
Highest recorded here: Lars-Erik #223 in 1983, Roman #196 in 1965.
The order changed in 2002: Lars-Erik moved ahead. In 2001 they stood at #476 and #461; by 2002 that had become #484 and #497.
Most recent shared year, 2002: Lars-Erik #484, Roman #497.
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 Roman
Pairs where Roman shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.
- Jordan vs Roman
Jordan and Roman averaged 18.8 places apart in New Zealand · Boys, and 220 places apart in England and Wales · Boys.
Jordan · Roman · 30 shared years, 1996–2025 · Close in one country, far apart in another
- Hugo vs Roman
In England and Wales · Boys, Roman moved into the top 50 at #28 in 2020 as Hugo fell out of it to #51, having been #48 the year before.
Hugo · Roman · 30 shared years, 1996–2025 · One took the other's place near the top
Side by side
| Field | Lars-Erik | Roman |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | From the Latin Romanus, meaning 'Roman' — borne by several early saints and medieval rulers of Bulgaria, Kyiv and Moldavia. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Latin, widely used across Slavic and Germanic languages |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈro.man/ |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #484 (2002) | England and Wales · Boys #27 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 70/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Roman has a recorded origin (Latin, widely used across Slavic and Germanic languages); Lars-Erik does not have one recorded yet.
- Lars-Erik has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Roman.
- A meaning is recorded for Roman; Lars-Erik doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Lars-Erik
Popularity journey
First recorded1953
First recorded at #342 among boys in Norway in 1953 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1953–2002
Highest recorded position: #223 among boys in Norway, in 1983 (recorded 1953–2002).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2002
Most recently recorded at #484 among boys in Norway, in 2002.
Norway · Boys
Roman
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #333 among boys in Norway in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #23 among boys in England and Wales, in 2021 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #27 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys