Petter vs Sindre
Petter and Sindrecompared 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, Petter was ranked #146 and Sindre #271 among boys in Norway.
Petter and Sindre over time
Petter and Sindre appear together in 1 published list, across 78 years of shared records. Petter held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Sindre in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Petter reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Sindre 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
Petter and Sindre changed places 8 times in Norway · Boys between 1948 and 2025, ending at #146 and #271.
- Longest-running competitions
Petter and Sindre were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 78 years, from 1948 to 2025, ending at #146 and #271.
List by list
Norway · Boys78 shared years, 1948–2025
Petter held the stronger position in 53 of those years, Sindre in 25.
Highest recorded here: Petter #28 in 1990, Sindre #21 in 1995.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Petter #146, Sindre #271.
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 Sindre
Pairs where Sindre shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.
- Glenn vs Sindre
Over 61 shared years in Norway · Boys, Sindre rose about as far as Glenn fell — from #329 and #358 in 1948 to #545 and #83 in 2012.
Glenn · Sindre · 61 shared years, 1948–2012 · Mirrored each other
- Raymond vs Sindre
Over 59 shared years in Norway · Boys, Sindre rose about as far as Raymond fell — from #282 and #358 in 1948 to #487 and #51 in 2008.
Raymond · Sindre · 59 shared years, 1948–2008 · Mirrored each other
- Ronny vs Sindre
Over 59 shared years in Norway · Boys, Sindre rose about as far as Ronny fell — from #283 and #358 in 1948 to #515 and #83 in 2011.
Ronny · Sindre · 59 shared years, 1948–2011 · Mirrored each other
- Mats vs Sindre
Mats and Sindre changed places 26 times in Norway · Boys between 1949 and 2025, ending at #228 and #271.
Mats · Sindre · 74 shared years, 1949–2025 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
Side by side
| Field | Petter | Sindre |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #146 (2025) | Norway · Boys #271 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Petter and Sindre both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Petter
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #100 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: #28 among boys in Norway, in 1990 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #146 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Sindre
Popularity journey
First recorded1948
First recorded at #358 among boys in Norway in 1948 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1948–2025
Highest recorded position: #21 among boys in Norway, in 1995 (recorded 1948–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #271 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys