Stein vs Terje
Stein and Terjecompared 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 2014, Stein was ranked #452 and Terje #539 among boys in Norway.
Stein and Terje over time
Stein and Terje appear together in 1 published list, across 70 years of shared records. Terje held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Stein 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.
Stein reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Terje 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
Stein and Terje changed places 9 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 2014, ending at #452 and #539.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 70 shared years in Norway · Boys, Stein and Terje averaged 44.5 places apart, ending at #452 and #539.
- Longest-running competitions
Stein and Terje were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 70 years, from 1945 to 2014, ending at #452 and #539.
List by list
Norway · Boys70 shared years, 1945–2014
Stein held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Terje in 59.
Highest recorded here: Stein #14 in 1954, Terje #5 in 1960.
The order changed in 2013: Stein moved ahead. In 2012 they stood at #398 and #372; by 2013 that had become #380 and #473.
Most recent shared year, 2014: Stein #452, Terje #539.
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 | Stein | Terje |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #503 (2015) | Norway · Boys #300 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Stein has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Terje.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Stein
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #42 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2015
Highest recorded position: #14 among boys in Norway, in 1954 (recorded 1945–2015).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2015
Most recently recorded at #503 among boys in Norway, in 2015.
Norway · Boys
Terje
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #10 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: #5 among boys in Norway, in 1960 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #300 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys