Linas vs Steven
Linas and Stevencompared 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 Steven #557 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2021, Linas was ranked #3990 and Steven #790 among boys in England and Wales.
Linas and Steven over time
Linas and Steven appear together in 1 published list, across 30 years of shared records. Steven 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.
Linas reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Steven 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
Linas and Steven changed places 9 times in Norway · Boys between 1965 and 2013, ending at #440 and #557.
- Longest-running competitions
Linas and Steven were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 30 years, from 1965 to 2013, ending at #440 and #557.
List by list
Norway · Boys30 shared years, 1965–2013
Linas held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Steven in 22.
Highest recorded here: Linas #289 in 1972, Steven #224 in 1983.
The order changed in 2013: Linas moved ahead. In 2012 they stood at #477 and #431; by 2013 that had become #440 and #557.
Most recent shared year, 2013: Linas #440, Steven #557.
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 | Steven |
|---|---|---|
| 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, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #3990 (2021) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #829 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Linas and Steven 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
Steven
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #363 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1952–2000
Highest recorded position: #12 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1961 (recorded 1952–2000).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys