Linus vs Teodor
Linus and Teodorcompared 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 2025, Linus was ranked #87 and Teodor #118 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Linus was ranked #3254 and Teodor #468 among boys in England and Wales.
Linus and Teodor over time
Linus and Teodor appear together in 2 published lists, across 52 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
Linus reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Teodor 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
Linus and Teodor changed places 4 times in Norway · Boys between 1988 and 2025, ending at #87 and #118.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 31 shared years in Norway · Boys, Linus and Teodor averaged 50.4 places apart, ending at #87 and #118.
- Longest-running competitions
Linus and Teodor were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 31 years, from 1988 to 2025, ending at #87 and #118.
List by list
Norway · Boys31 shared years, 1988–2025
Linus held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Teodor in 10.
Highest recorded here: Linus #49 in 2007, Teodor #98 in 2018.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Linus #87, Teodor #118.
England and Wales · Boys21 shared years, 2003–2024
Linus held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Teodor in 12.
Highest recorded here: Linus #1117 in 2014, Teodor #416 in 2021.
The order changed in 2014: Teodor moved ahead. In 2013 they stood at #1183 and #1462; by 2014 that had become #1117 and #866.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Linus #3254, Teodor #468.
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 | Linus | Teodor |
|---|---|---|
| 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, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #87 (2025) | Norway · Boys #118 (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
- Linus and Teodor both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Linus
Popularity journey
First recorded1987
First recorded at #580 among boys in Norway in 1987 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1987–2025
Highest recorded position: #49 among boys in Norway, in 2007 (recorded 1987–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #87 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Teodor
Popularity journey
First recorded1976
First recorded at #625 among boys in Norway in 1976 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1976–2025
Highest recorded position: #98 among boys in Norway, in 2018 (recorded 1976–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #118 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys