Simen vs Sindre
Simen 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, Simen was ranked #475 and Sindre #271 among boys in Norway.
Simen and Sindre over time
Simen and Sindre appear together in 1 published list, across 72 years of shared records. Sindre held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Simen 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.
Sindre reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Simen 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 2018, Sindre moved ahead of Simen in Norway · Boys — #147 and #182 the year before became #210 and #139.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Simen and Sindre changed places 15 times in Norway · Boys between 1948 and 2025, ending at #475 and #271.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 72 shared years in Norway · Boys, Simen and Sindre averaged 33.6 places apart, ending at #475 and #271.
- Longest-running competitions
Simen and Sindre were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 72 years, from 1948 to 2025, ending at #475 and #271.
List by list
Norway · Boys72 shared years, 1948–2025
Simen held the stronger position in 32 of those years, Sindre in 40.
Highest recorded here: Simen #11 in 2000, Sindre #21 in 1995.
The order changed in 2018: Sindre moved ahead. In 2017 they stood at #147 and #182; by 2018 that had become #210 and #139.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Simen #475, 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.
Side by side
| Field | Simen | 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 #475 (2025) | Norway · Boys #271 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Simen and Sindre both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Simen
Popularity journey
First recorded1947
First recorded at #358 among boys in Norway in 1947 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1947–2025
Highest recorded position: #11 among boys in Norway, in 2000 (recorded 1947–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #475 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