Morten vs Norbert
Morten and Norbertcompared 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 2010, Morten was ranked #205 and Norbert #517 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2015, Morten was ranked #4747 and Norbert #2483 among boys in England and Wales.
Morten and Norbert over time
Morten and Norbert appear together in 2 published lists, across 33 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.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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 Norway · Boys within 2 years — Morten #3 in 1973, Norbert #241 in 1975.
List by list
Norway · Boys24 shared years, 1952–2010
Morten held the stronger position in 24 of those years, Norbert in 0.
Highest recorded here: Morten #3 in 1973, Norbert #241 in 1975.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2010: Morten #205, Norbert #517.
England and Wales · Boys9 shared years, 2005–2015
Morten held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Norbert in 7.
Highest recorded here: Morten #2390 in 2011, Norbert #1242 in 2008.
The order changed in 2006: Norbert moved ahead. In 2005 they stood at #2754 and #3208; by 2006 that had become #3385 and #3385.
Most recent shared year, 2015: Morten #4747, Norbert #2483.
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 | Morten | Norbert |
|---|---|---|
| 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, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #214 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #3112 (2023) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Morten and Norbert both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
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
Norbert
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #370 among boys in Norway in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1952–2010
Highest recorded position: #241 among boys in Norway, in 1975 (recorded 1952–2010).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #3112 among boys in England and Wales, in 2023.
England and Wales · Boys