Njål vs Stein
Njål and Steincompared 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, Njål was ranked #559 and Stein #565 among boys in Norway.
Njål and Stein over time
Njål and Stein appear together in 1 published list, across 63 years of shared records. Stein held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Njål 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.
Stein reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Njål 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
Njål and Stein changed places 5 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 2010, ending at #559 and #565.
- Longest-running competitions
Njål and Stein were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 63 years, from 1945 to 2010, ending at #559 and #565.
List by list
Norway · Boys63 shared years, 1945–2010
Njål held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Stein in 59.
Highest recorded here: Njål #222 in 1962, Stein #16 in 1952.
The order changed in 2010: Njål moved ahead. In 2009 they stood at #522 and #442; by 2010 that had become #559 and #565.
Most recent shared year, 2010: Njål #559, Stein #565.
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 Stein
Pairs where Stein shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.
- Stein vs Håkon
In 1945 they stood at #42 and #49 in Norway · Boys, 7 places apart; by 2015 they were #503 and #29.
Stein · Håkon · 71 shared years, 1945–2015 · Started together, ended far apart
- Stein vs Jon
In 1945 they stood at #42 and #34 in Norway · Boys, 8 places apart; by 2015 they were #503 and #132.
Stein · Jon · 71 shared years, 1945–2015 · Started together, ended far apart
- Stein vs Arild
Stein and Arild changed places 34 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 2014, ending at #452 and #408.
Stein · Arild · 67 shared years, 1945–2014 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
- Helge vs Stein
Helge and Stein changed places 24 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 2015, ending at #407 and #503.
Helge · Stein · 71 shared years, 1945–2015 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
Side by side
| Field | Njål | Stein |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #431 (2020) | Norway · Boys #503 (2015) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Njål and Stein both have 1 syllable.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Njål
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #335 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2020
Highest recorded position: #222 among boys in Norway, in 1962 (recorded 1945–2020).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2020
Most recently recorded at #431 among boys in Norway, in 2020.
Norway · Boys
Stein
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #42 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2015
Highest recorded position: #14 among boys in Norway, in 1954 (recorded 1945–2015).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2015
Most recently recorded at #503 among boys in Norway, in 2015.
Norway · Boys