Laurits vs Simon
Laurits and Simoncompared 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, Laurits was ranked #283 and Simon #159 among boys in Norway.
Laurits and Simon over time
Laurits and Simon appear together in 1 published list, across 36 years of shared records. Simon held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Laurits 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.
Simon reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Laurits 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 1993, Simon moved ahead of Laurits in Norway · Boys — #368 and #435 the year before became #611 and #45.
- Longest-running competitions
Laurits and Simon were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 36 years, from 1947 to 2025, ending at #283 and #159.
List by list
Norway · Boys36 shared years, 1947–2025
Laurits held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Simon in 34.
Highest recorded here: Laurits #263 in 2023, Simon #37 in 1999.
The order changed in 1993: Simon moved ahead. In 1992 they stood at #368 and #435; by 1993 that had become #611 and #45.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Laurits #283, Simon #159.
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 | Laurits | Simon |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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 #283 (2025) | Norway · Boys #159 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Laurits and Simon both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Laurits
Popularity journey
First recorded1947
First recorded at #320 among boys in Norway in 1947 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1947–2025
Highest recorded position: #263 among boys in Norway, in 2023 (recorded 1947–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #283 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Simon
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #266 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1954–1997
Highest recorded position: #12 among boys in New Zealand, in 1976 (recorded 1954–1997).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #606 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys