Morten vs Rasmus
Morten and Rasmuscompared 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, Morten was ranked #214 and Rasmus #362 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2014, Morten was ranked #4632 and Rasmus #3362 among boys in England and Wales.
Morten and Rasmus over time
Morten and Rasmus appear together in 1 published list, across 78 years of shared records. Morten held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Rasmus in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Morten reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Rasmus 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
Morten and Rasmus changed places 6 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 2025, ending at #214 and #362.
- Longest-running competitions
Morten and Rasmus were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 78 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #214 and #362.
List by list
Norway · Boys78 shared years, 1945–2025
Morten held the stronger position in 69 of those years, Rasmus in 9.
Highest recorded here: Morten #3 in 1973, Rasmus #130 in 2009.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Morten #214, Rasmus #362.
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 | Rasmus |
|---|---|---|
| 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, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #214 (2025) | Norway · Boys #362 (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 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Morten and Rasmus 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
Rasmus
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #264 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: #130 among boys in Norway, in 2009 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #362 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys