Lars vs Morten
Lars and Mortencompared 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 2025, Lars was ranked #90 and Morten #214 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2015, Lars was ranked #1236 and Morten #4747 among boys in England and Wales.
Lars and Morten over time
Lars and Morten appear together in 2 published lists, across 92 years of shared records. Lars held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Morten in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Morten reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Lars 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 and Morten changed places 6 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 2025, ending at #90 and #214.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 81 shared years in Norway · Boys, Lars and Morten averaged 50.6 places apart, ending at #90 and #214.
- Longest-running competitions
Lars and Morten were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #90 and #214.
List by list
Norway · Boys81 shared years, 1945–2025
Lars held the stronger position in 69 of those years, Morten in 12.
Highest recorded here: Lars #2 in 1976, Morten #3 in 1973.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Lars #90, Morten #214.
England and Wales · Boys11 shared years, 1997–2015
Lars held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Morten in 0.
Highest recorded here: Lars #1236 in 2015, Morten #2189 in 2003.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2015: Lars #1236, Morten #4747.
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 | Lars | Morten |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #90 (2025) | Norway · Boys #214 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Lars has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Morten.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Lars
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #24 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #2 among boys in Norway, in 1976 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #90 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Morten
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #107 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #3 among boys in Norway, in 1973 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #214 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys