Peter vs Ådne
Peter and Ådnecompared 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, Peter was ranked #174 and Ådne #273 among boys in Norway.
Peter and Ådne over time
Peter and Ådne appear together in 1 published list, across 67 years of shared records. Peter held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Ådne in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Peter reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Ådne 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Peter and Ådne were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 67 years, from 1947 to 2025, ending at #174 and #273.
List by list
Norway · Boys67 shared years, 1947–2025
Peter held the stronger position in 67 of those years, Ådne in 0.
Highest recorded here: Peter #79 in 1989, Ådne #128 in 1999.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Peter #174, Ådne #273.
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 | Peter | Ådne |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | From Greek Petros ('stone'), a translation of the Aramaic Cephas, the name Jesus gave to the apostle Simon. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Greek/Aramaic, biblical | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈpit.əɹ/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #152 (2025) | Norway · Boys #273 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Peter has a recorded origin (Greek/Aramaic, biblical); Ådne does not have one recorded yet.
- Peter has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Ådne.
- A meaning is recorded for Peter; Ådne doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Peter
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #106 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1952–2006
Highest recorded position: #1 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1954 (recorded 1952–2006).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #174 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Ådne
Popularity journey
First recorded1947
First recorded at #292 among boys in Norway in 1947 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1947–2025
Highest recorded position: #128 among boys in Norway, in 1999 (recorded 1947–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #273 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys