Niclas vs Sven
Niclas and Svencompared 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 2022, Niclas was ranked #487 and Sven #353 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2002, Niclas was ranked #3225 and Sven #3225 among boys in England and Wales.
Niclas and Sven over time
Niclas and Sven appear together in 1 published list, across 46 years of shared records. Sven held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Niclas in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Sven reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Niclas 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
Niclas and Sven changed places 6 times in Norway · Boys between 1973 and 2022, ending at #487 and #353.
- Longest-running competitions
Niclas and Sven were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 46 years, from 1973 to 2022, ending at #487 and #353.
List by list
Norway · Boys46 shared years, 1973–2022
Niclas held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Sven in 33.
Highest recorded here: Niclas #217 in 1991, Sven #103 in 1974.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Niclas #487, Sven #353.
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 | Niclas | Sven |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #487 (2022) | Norway · Boys #290 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Niclas has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Sven.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Niclas
Popularity journey
First recorded1973
First recorded at #555 among boys in Norway in 1973 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1973–2022
Highest recorded position: #217 among boys in Norway, in 1991 (recorded 1973–2022).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2022
Most recently recorded at #487 among boys in Norway, in 2022.
Norway · Boys
Sven
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #69 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: #69 among boys in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #290 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys