Steffen vs Walter
Steffen and Waltercompared 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, Steffen was ranked #519 and Walter #108 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2000, Steffen was ranked #2142 and Walter #1425 among boys in England and Wales.
Steffen and Walter over time
Steffen and Walter appear together in 1 published list, across 43 years of shared records. Steffen held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Walter in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Steffen reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Walter 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
Steffen and Walter changed places 6 times in Norway · Boys between 1946 and 2025, ending at #519 and #108.
- Mirrored each other
Over 43 shared years in Norway · Boys, Walter rose about as far as Steffen fell — from #341 and #231 in 1946 to #519 and #108 in 2025.
- Longest-running competitions
Steffen and Walter were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 43 years, from 1946 to 2025, ending at #519 and #108.
List by list
Norway · Boys43 shared years, 1946–2025
Steffen held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Walter in 17.
Highest recorded here: Steffen #24 in 1985, Walter #108 in 2025.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Steffen #519, Walter #108.
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 | Steffen | Walter |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #519 (2025) | Norway · Boys #108 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Steffen and Walter both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Steffen
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #341 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1946–2025
Highest recorded position: #24 among boys in Norway, in 1985 (recorded 1946–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #519 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Walter
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #178 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #108 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys