Morten vs Navraj
Morten and Navrajcompared 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.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2015, Morten was ranked #4747 and Navraj #2707 among boys in England and Wales.
Morten and Navraj over time
Morten and Navraj appear together in 1 published list, across 11 years of shared records. Navraj held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Morten in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
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.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Morten #2189 in 2003, Navraj #1513 in 2003.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys11 shared years, 1997–2015
Morten held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Navraj in 9.
Highest recorded here: Morten #2189 in 2003, Navraj #1513 in 2003.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2015: Morten #4747, Navraj #2707.
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.
Where to go next
Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.
Other comparisons involving Morten
Pairs where Morten shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.
- Morten vs Frode
In 1945 they stood at #107 and #116 in Norway · Boys, 9 places apart; by 2008 they were #132 and #551.
Morten · Frode · 63 shared years, 1945–2008 · Started together, ended far apart
- Morten vs Aksel
Morten and Aksel were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #214 and #25.
Morten · Aksel · 81 shared years, 1945–2025 · Longest-running competitions
- Anders vs Morten
Anders and Morten were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #293 and #214.
Anders · Morten · 81 shared years, 1945–2025 · Longest-running competitions
- Morten vs Arne
Morten and Arne were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #214 and #222.
Morten · Arne · 81 shared years, 1945–2025 · Longest-running competitions
Side by side
| Field | Morten | Navraj |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #214 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #1705 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Morten and Navraj both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
How each name got here
Morten
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #107 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: #3 among boys in Norway, in 1973 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #214 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Navraj
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #2020 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #1330 among boys in England and Wales, in 2000 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1705 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys