Lars-Erik vs Steven
Lars-Erik and Stevencompared 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 Steven #422 among boys in Norway.
Lars-Erik and Steven over time
Lars-Erik and Steven appear together in 1 published list, across 42 years of shared records. Steven 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.
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 Steven changed places 15 times in Norway · Boys between 1954 and 2002, ending at #484 and #422.
- Longest-running competitions
Lars-Erik and Steven were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 42 years, from 1954 to 2002, ending at #484 and #422.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Boys within 2 years — Lars-Erik #223 in 1983, Steven #224 in 1983.
List by list
Norway · Boys42 shared years, 1954–2002
Lars-Erik held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Steven in 29.
Highest recorded here: Lars-Erik #223 in 1983, Steven #224 in 1983.
The order changed in 1998: Steven moved ahead. In 1997 they stood at #289 and #545; by 1998 that had become #516 and #335.
Most recent shared year, 2002: Lars-Erik #484, Steven #422.
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 Steven
Pairs where Steven shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.
- Steven vs Ross
In 1996 they stood at #73 and #68 in England and Wales · Boys, 5 places apart; by 2025 they were #976 and #2014.
Steven · Ross · 30 shared years, 1996–2025 · Started together, ended far apart
- Patrick vs Steven
In 1996 they stood at #66 and #73 in England and Wales · Boys, 7 places apart; by 2025 they were #134 and #976.
Patrick · Steven · 30 shared years, 1996–2025 · Started together, ended far apart
- Anthony vs Steven
In 1996 they stood at #65 and #73 in England and Wales · Boys, 8 places apart; by 2025 they were #239 and #976.
Anthony · Steven · 30 shared years, 1996–2025 · Started together, ended far apart
- Craig vs Steven
In 1996 they stood at #81 and #73 in England and Wales · Boys, 8 places apart; by 2025 they were #1705 and #976.
Craig · Steven · 30 shared years, 1996–2025 · Started together, ended far apart
Side by side
| Field | Lars-Erik | Steven |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 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) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #829 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 70/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Lars-Erik has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Steven.
- 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
Steven
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #363 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1952–2000
Highest recorded position: #12 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1961 (recorded 1952–2000).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #976 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys