Linas vs Roger
Linas 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 2013, Linas was ranked #440 and Roger #514 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2021, Linas was ranked #3990 and Roger #2125 among boys in England and Wales.
Linas and Roger over time
Linas and Roger appear together in 1 published list, across 30 years of shared records. Roger held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Linas 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Linas and Roger were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 30 years, from 1965 to 2013, ending at #440 and #514.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Boys within 2 years — Linas #289 in 1972, Roger #18 in 1972.
List by list
Norway · Boys30 shared years, 1965–2013
Linas held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Roger in 29.
Highest recorded here: Linas #289 in 1972, Roger #18 in 1972.
The order changed in 2013: Linas moved ahead. In 2012 they stood at #577 and #281; by 2013 that had become #440 and #514.
Most recent shared year, 2013: Linas #440, Roger #514.
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 | Linas | 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 #3990 (2021) | 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
- Linas and Roger both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Linas
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #486 among boys in Norway in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1965–2018
Highest recorded position: #289 among boys in Norway, in 1972 (recorded 1965–2018).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2021
Most recently recorded at #3990 among boys in England and Wales, in 2021.
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