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Raymond vs Stian

Raymond and Stiancompared 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 2008, Raymond was ranked #487 and Stian #137 among boys in Norway.

Raymond and Stian over time

Raymond and Stian appear together in 1 published list, across 52 years of shared records. Stian held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Raymond 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.

Raymond reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Stian 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.

  • One moved ahead of the other

    In 1971, Stian moved ahead of Raymond in Norway · Boys — #101 and #156 the year before became #77 and #71.

  • Mirrored each other

    Over 52 shared years in Norway · Boys, Stian rose about as far as Raymond fell — from #272 and #374 in 1947 to #487 and #137 in 2008.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Raymond and Stian were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 52 years, from 1947 to 2008, ending at #487 and #137.

List by list

  • Norway · Boys52 shared years, 1947–2008

    Raymond held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Stian in 36.

    Highest recorded here: Raymond #60 in 1978, Stian #2 in 1983.

    The order changed in 1971: Stian moved ahead. In 1970 they stood at #101 and #156; by 1971 that had become #77 and #71.

    Most recent shared year, 2008: Raymond #487, Stian #137.

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 Raymond

Pairs where Raymond shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other comparisons involving Stian

Pairs where Stian shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — mirrored each other.

All mirrored each other→

Other pairs from Norway lists

Pairs measured inside Norway's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

Norway overview→

Other pairs ranked together in the 2000s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2000 and 2009.

The 2000s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Raymond, Stian
FieldRaymondStian
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagemalemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recorded
Syllables21
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZNO
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Boys #509 (2025)Norway · Boys #386 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)82/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/10040/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Raymond has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Stian.
  • Both names have recorded usage in NO.

How each name got here

Raymond

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #265 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1952–1991

    Highest recorded position: #17 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1952 (recorded 1952–1991).

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #627 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Stian

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1947

    First recorded at #374 among boys in Norway in 1947 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1947–2025

    Highest recorded position: #2 among boys in Norway, in 1983 (recorded 1947–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #386 among boys in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Boys