Roman vs Severin
Roman and Severincompared 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.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2019, Roman was ranked #59 and Severin #3937 among boys in England and Wales.
Norway · Boys
In 2025, Roman was ranked #438 and Severin #197 among boys in Norway.
Roman and Severin over time
Roman and Severin appear together in 1 published list, across 23 years of shared records. Severin held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Roman 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.
Roman reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Severin 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
Roman and Severin changed places 9 times in Norway · Boys between 1975 and 2025, ending at #438 and #197.
- Mirrored each other
Over 23 shared years in Norway · Boys, Severin rose about as far as Roman fell — from #277 and #630 in 1975 to #438 and #197 in 2025.
List by list
Norway · Boys23 shared years, 1975–2025
Roman held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Severin in 12.
Highest recorded here: Roman #238 in 1985, Severin #197 in 2025.
The order changed in 2015: Severin moved ahead. In 2014 they stood at #426 and #430; by 2015 that had become #441 and #315.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Roman #438, Severin #197.
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 | Roman | Severin |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | From the Latin Romanus, meaning 'Roman' — borne by several early saints and medieval rulers of Bulgaria, Kyiv and Moldavia. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Latin, widely used across Slavic and Germanic languages | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈro.man/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #50 (2025) | Norway · Boys #197 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Roman has a recorded origin (Latin, widely used across Slavic and Germanic languages); Severin does not have one recorded yet.
- Roman has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Severin.
- A meaning is recorded for Roman; Severin doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Roman
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #333 among boys in Norway in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #23 among boys in England and Wales, in 2021 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #50 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Severin
Popularity journey
First recorded1948
First recorded at #316 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: #192 among boys in Norway, in 2021 (recorded 1948–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #197 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys