Liban vs Rune
Liban and Runecompared 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 2009, Liban was ranked #436 and Rune #469 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2023, Liban was ranked #3523 and Rune #1799 among boys in England and Wales.
Liban and Rune over time
Liban and Rune appear together in 2 published lists, across 40 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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.
List by list
Norway · Boys27 shared years, 1974–2009
Liban held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Rune in 25.
Highest recorded here: Liban #312 in 2003, Rune #5 in 1975.
The order changed in 2009: Liban moved ahead. In 2008 they stood at #550 and #364; by 2009 that had become #436 and #469.
Most recent shared year, 2009: Liban #436, Rune #469.
England and Wales · Boys13 shared years, 1999–2023
Liban held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Rune in 3.
Highest recorded here: Liban #1082 in 1999, Rune #1799 in 2023.
The order changed in 2020: Rune moved ahead. In 2019 they stood at #2693 and #4749; by 2020 that had become #4608 and #2228.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Liban #3523, Rune #1799.
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 | Rune |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #3523 (2023) | Norway · Boys #498 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Liban and Rune 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
Rune
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #111 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2024
Highest recorded position: #2 among boys in Norway, in 1972 (recorded 1945–2024).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4843 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls