Leon vs Normann
Leon and Normanncompared 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 1971, Leon was ranked #311 and Normann #567 among boys in Norway.
Leon and Normann over time
Leon and Normann appear together in 1 published list, across 11 years of shared records. Normann held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Leon 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
Leon and Normann changed places 7 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 1971, ending at #311 and #567.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Boys within 2 years — Leon #306 in 1945, Normann #216 in 1945.
List by list
Norway · Boys11 shared years, 1945–1971
Leon held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Normann in 7.
Highest recorded here: Leon #306 in 1945, Normann #216 in 1945.
The order changed in 1971: Leon moved ahead. In 1970 they stood at #547 and #469; by 1971 that had become #311 and #567.
Most recent shared year, 1971: Leon #311, Normann #567.
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 | Leon | Normann |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | From Greek λέων (leon), meaning 'lion'. Merged with the Latin cognate Leo during the Christian era, making the two forms largely interchangeable across Europe; also used among medieval English Jews. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Greek | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈleː.ɔn/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Leo | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #46 (2025) | Norway · Boys #567 (1971) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | high | medium |
What the data shows
- Leon has a recorded origin (Greek); Normann does not have one recorded yet.
- Leon has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Normann.
- A meaning is recorded for Leon; Normann doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
- The available evidence gives Leon a "high" Data Confidence level and Normann a "medium" level — this reflects how complete and corroborated the underlying evidence is, not a judgement of either name.
How each name got here
Leon
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #306 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: #13 among boys in Norway, in 2014 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #53 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Normann
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #216 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–1971
Highest recorded position: #216 among boys in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–1971).
Norway · Boys
Most recent1971
Most recently recorded at #567 among boys in Norway, in 1971.
Norway · Boys