Per-Erik vs Steffen
Per-Erik and Steffencompared 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 1988, Per-Erik was ranked #604 and Steffen #43 among boys in Norway.
Per-Erik and Steffen over time
Per-Erik and Steffen appear together in 1 published list, across 19 years of shared records. Steffen held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Per-Erik 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.
Per-Erik reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Steffen 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.
List by list
Norway · Boys19 shared years, 1946–1988
Per-Erik held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Steffen in 17.
Highest recorded here: Per-Erik #338 in 1946, Steffen #43 in 1988.
The order changed in 1965: Steffen moved ahead. In 1964 they stood at #372 and #374; by 1965 that had become #495 and #271.
Most recent shared year, 1988: Per-Erik #604, Steffen #43.
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 Steffen
Pairs where Steffen shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.
- Aksel vs Steffen
Over 71 shared years in Norway · Boys, Aksel rose about as far as Steffen fell — from #171 and #341 in 1946 to #25 and #519 in 2025.
Aksel · Steffen · 71 shared years, 1946–2025 · Mirrored each other
- Daniel vs Steffen
Over 71 shared years in Norway · Boys, Daniel rose about as far as Steffen fell — from #244 and #341 in 1946 to #66 and #519 in 2025.
Daniel · Steffen · 71 shared years, 1946–2025 · Mirrored each other
- Steffen vs Even
Over 71 shared years in Norway · Boys, Even rose about as far as Steffen fell — from #341 and #178 in 1946 to #519 and #42 in 2025.
Steffen · Even · 71 shared years, 1946–2025 · Mirrored each other
- Henry vs Steffen
Over 71 shared years in Norway · Boys, Henry rose about as far as Steffen fell — from #109 and #341 in 1946 to #50 and #519 in 2025.
Henry · Steffen · 71 shared years, 1946–2025 · Mirrored each other
Side by side
| Field | Per-Erik | Steffen |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #604 (1988) | Norway · Boys #519 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Per-Erik has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Steffen.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Per-Erik
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #338 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1946–1988
Highest recorded position: #338 among boys in Norway, in 1946 (recorded 1946–1988).
Norway · Boys
Most recent1988
Most recently recorded at #604 among boys in Norway, in 1988.
Norway · Boys
Steffen
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #341 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1946–2025
Highest recorded position: #24 among boys in Norway, in 1985 (recorded 1946–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #519 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys