Raymond vs Stefan

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 2008, Raymond was ranked #487 and Stefan #240 among boys in Norway.

• Northern Ireland · Boys

  In 2023, Raymond was ranked #395 and Stefan #312 among boys in Northern Ireland.

• England and Wales · Boys

  In 2024, Raymond was ranked #545 and Stefan #385 among boys in England and Wales.

• Republic of Ireland · Boys

  In 2025, Raymond was ranked #509 and Stefan #402 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

Raymond and Stefan over time

Raymond and Stefan appear together in 4 published lists, across 147 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.

The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Raymond reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Stefan 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 · Boys57 shared years, 1947–2008

  Raymond held the stronger position in 39 of those years, Stefan in 18.

  Highest recorded here: Raymond #60 in 1978, Stefan #98 in 1990.

  The order changed in 1989: Stefan moved ahead. In 1988 they stood at #108 and #112; by 1989 that had become #118 and #116.

  Most recent shared year, 2008: Raymond #487, Stefan #240.

• Republic of Ireland · Boys45 shared years, 1974–2025

  Raymond held the stronger position in 34 of those years, Stefan in 11.

  Highest recorded here: Raymond #32 in 1974, Stefan #154 in 1989.

  The order changed in 2016: Stefan moved ahead. In 2015 they stood at #421 and #459; by 2016 that had become #353 and #298.

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Raymond #509, Stefan #402.

• England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024

  Raymond held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Stefan in 29.

  Highest recorded here: Raymond #312 in 1996, Stefan #155 in 1996.

  The order between them never changed and held in this list.

  Most recent shared year, 2024: Raymond #545, Stefan #385.

• Northern Ireland · Boys16 shared years, 1997–2023

  Raymond held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Stefan in 10.

  Highest recorded here: Raymond #143 in 1997, Stefan #143 in 1997.

  The order between them never changed and held in this list.

  Most recent shared year, 2023: Raymond #395, Stefan #312.

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.

Side by side

How each name got here