Liban vs Roger
Liban and Rogercompared 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 2003, Liban was ranked #312 and Roger #552 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2023, Liban was ranked #3523 and Roger #3523 among boys in England and Wales.
Liban and Roger over time
Liban and Roger appear together in 2 published lists, across 50 years of shared records. Roger held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Liban 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.
Roger reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Liban 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
Liban and Roger changed places 10 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2023, ending at #3523 and #3523.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys26 shared years, 1996–2023
Liban held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Roger in 16.
Highest recorded here: Liban #1002 in 2000, Roger #694 in 1997.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Liban #3523, Roger #3523.
Norway · Boys24 shared years, 1974–2003
Liban held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Roger in 22.
Highest recorded here: Liban #312 in 2003, Roger #30 in 1975.
The order changed in 2003: Liban moved ahead. In 2002 they stood at #378 and #356; by 2003 that had become #312 and #552.
Most recent shared year, 2003: Liban #312, Roger #552.
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 | Liban | Roger |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #3523 (2023) | England and Wales · Boys #2263 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Liban and Roger both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Liban
Popularity journey
First recorded1974
First recorded at #623 among boys in Norway in 1974 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1974–2009
Highest recorded position: #312 among boys in Norway, in 2003 (recorded 1974–2009).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #3523 among boys in England and Wales, in 2023.
England and Wales · Boys
Roger
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #86 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2013
Highest recorded position: #18 among boys in Norway, in 1972 (recorded 1945–2013).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2263 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys