Ludvig vs Sam
Ludvig and Samcompared 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, Ludvig was ranked #13 and Sam #289 among boys in Norway.
Ludvig and Sam over time
Ludvig and Sam appear together in 1 published list, across 46 years of shared records. Ludvig held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Sam in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Sam reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Ludvig 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
Ludvig and Sam changed places 8 times in Norway · Boys between 1960 and 2025, ending at #13 and #289.
- Longest-running competitions
Ludvig and Sam were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 46 years, from 1960 to 2025, ending at #13 and #289.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Boys within 2 years — Ludvig #13 in 2025, Sam #171 in 2024.
List by list
Norway · Boys46 shared years, 1960–2025
Ludvig held the stronger position in 42 of those years, Sam in 4.
Highest recorded here: Ludvig #13 in 2025, Sam #171 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ludvig #13, Sam #289.
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 | Ludvig | Sam |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #13 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #50 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ludvig has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Sam.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Ludvig
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #287 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #13 among boys in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #13 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Sam
Popularity journey
First recorded1959
First recorded at #340 among boys in Norway in 1959 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1983–2025
Highest recorded position: #38 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2015 (recorded 1983–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #289 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys