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Roger vs Ronny

Roger and Ronnycompared 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 2005, Roger was ranked #400 and Ronny #555 among boys in Norway.

  • England and Wales · Boys

    In 2025, Roger was ranked #2440 and Ronny #1093 among boys in England and Wales.

Roger and Ronny over time

Roger and Ronny appear together in 2 published lists, across 86 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.

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.

Roger reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Ronny 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.

List by list

  • Norway · Boys60 shared years, 1945–2005

    Roger held the stronger position in 45 of those years, Ronny in 15.

    Highest recorded here: Roger #18 in 1972, Ronny #15 in 1975.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2005: Roger #400, Ronny #555.

  • England and Wales · Boys26 shared years, 1996–2025

    Roger held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Ronny in 22.

    Highest recorded here: Roger #704 in 1996, Ronny #655 in 2013.

    The order changed in 2004: Ronny moved ahead. In 2003 they stood at #1629 and #1962; by 2004 that had become #1596 and #906.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Roger #2440, Ronny #1093.

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 Roger

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

Other comparisons involving Ronny

Pairs where Ronny 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 — repeatedly exchanged positions.

All repeatedly exchanged positions→

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 Roger, Ronny
FieldRogerRonny
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
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE, NO, NZGB-ENW, NO
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Boys #2440 (2025)England and Wales · Boys #1093 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)94/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/10060/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Roger and Ronny both have 2 syllables.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.

How each name got here

Roger

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #86 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 recorded1945–2013

    Highest recorded position: #18 among boys in Norway, in 1972 (recorded 1945–2013).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #2440 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Ronny

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #250 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 recorded1945–2011

    Highest recorded position: #15 among boys in Norway, in 1975 (recorded 1945–2011).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1093 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys