Simon vs Søren
Simon and Sørencompared 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, Simon was ranked #159 and Søren #520 among boys in Norway.
Simon and Søren over time
Simon and Søren appear together in 1 published list, across 49 years of shared records. Simon held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Søren 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.
Søren reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Simon 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
Simon and Søren changed places 7 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 2025, ending at #159 and #520.
- Longest-running competitions
Simon and Søren were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 49 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #159 and #520.
List by list
Norway · Boys49 shared years, 1945–2025
Simon held the stronger position in 42 of those years, Søren in 7.
Highest recorded here: Simon #35 in 1992, Søren #243 in 1957.
The order changed in 1965: Simon moved ahead. In 1964 they stood at #310 and #290; by 1965 that had become #294 and #310.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Simon #159, Søren #520.
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 | Simon | Søren |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #159 (2025) | Norway · Boys #520 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Simon has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Søren.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Simon
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #266 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1954–1997
Highest recorded position: #12 among boys in New Zealand, in 1976 (recorded 1954–1997).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #159 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Søren
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #252 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #243 among boys in Norway, in 1957 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #520 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys