Niklas vs Øyvind
Niklas and Øyvindcompared 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, Niklas was ranked #215 and Øyvind #307 among boys in Norway.
Niklas and Øyvind over time
Niklas and Øyvind appear together in 1 published list, across 57 years of shared records. Øyvind held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Niklas 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.
Øyvind reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Niklas 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2002, Niklas moved ahead of Øyvind in Norway · Boys — #123 and #115 the year before became #108 and #141.
- Longest-running competitions
Niklas and Øyvind were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 57 years, from 1969 to 2025, ending at #215 and #307.
List by list
Norway · Boys57 shared years, 1969–2025
Niklas held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Øyvind in 32.
Highest recorded here: Niklas #86 in 1998, Øyvind #9 in 1980.
The order changed in 2002: Niklas moved ahead. In 2001 they stood at #123 and #115; by 2002 that had become #108 and #141.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Niklas #215, Øyvind #307.
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 Øyvind
Pairs where Øyvind shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.
- Aksel vs Øyvind
Aksel and Øyvind were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #25 and #307.
Aksel · Øyvind · 81 shared years, 1945–2025 · Longest-running competitions
- Anders vs Øyvind
Anders and Øyvind were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #293 and #307.
Anders · Øyvind · 81 shared years, 1945–2025 · Longest-running competitions
- Andreas vs Øyvind
Andreas and Øyvind were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #96 and #307.
Andreas · Øyvind · 81 shared years, 1945–2025 · Longest-running competitions
- Arne vs Øyvind
Arne and Øyvind were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #222 and #307.
Arne · Øyvind · 81 shared years, 1945–2025 · Longest-running competitions
Side by side
| Field | Niklas | Øyvind |
|---|---|---|
| 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, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #215 (2025) | Norway · Boys #307 (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
- Niklas and Øyvind both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Niklas
Popularity journey
First recorded1969
First recorded at #578 among boys in Norway in 1969 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1969–2025
Highest recorded position: #86 among boys in Norway, in 1998 (recorded 1969–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #5137 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Øyvind
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #51 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: #9 among boys in Norway, in 1980 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #307 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys