Marcel vs Ulrik
Marcel and Ulrikcompared 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, Marcel was ranked #360 and Ulrik #14 among boys in Norway.
Marcel and Ulrik over time
Marcel and Ulrik appear together in 1 published list, across 47 years of shared records. Ulrik held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Marcel 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.
Marcel reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Ulrik 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
Marcel and Ulrik changed places 7 times in Norway · Boys between 1973 and 2025, ending at #360 and #14.
- Longest-running competitions
Marcel and Ulrik were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 47 years, from 1973 to 2025, ending at #360 and #14.
List by list
Norway · Boys47 shared years, 1973–2025
Marcel held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Ulrik in 39.
Highest recorded here: Marcel #202 in 2020, Ulrik #14 in 2025.
The order changed in 1988: Ulrik moved ahead. In 1987 they stood at #368 and #373; by 1988 that had become #519 and #245.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Marcel #360, Ulrik #14.
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 | Marcel | Ulrik |
|---|---|---|
| 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, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #360 (2025) | Norway · Boys #14 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Marcel and Ulrik both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Marcel
Popularity journey
First recorded1950
First recorded at #383 among boys in Norway in 1950 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded2005–2025
Highest recorded position: #148 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2014 (recorded 2005–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #360 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Ulrik
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #364 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1946–2025
Highest recorded position: #14 among boys in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1946–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #14 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys