Ludvig vs Usman
Ludvig and Usmancompared 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 2003, Ludvig was ranked #146 and Usman #441 among boys in Norway.
Ludvig and Usman over time
Ludvig and Usman appear together in 1 published list, across 20 years of shared records. Ludvig held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Usman 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.
Usman 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.
List by list
Norway · Boys20 shared years, 1982–2003
Ludvig held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Usman in 8.
Highest recorded here: Ludvig #146 in 2003, Usman #289 in 1989.
The order changed in 1993: Ludvig moved ahead. In 1992 they stood at #408 and #386; by 1993 that had become #277 and #487.
Most recent shared year, 2003: Ludvig #146, Usman #441.
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 | Usman |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #13 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #829 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ludvig and Usman both have 2 syllables.
- 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
Usman
Popularity journey
First recorded1980
First recorded at #667 among boys in Norway in 1980 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #244 among boys in England and Wales, in 2000 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys