Steinar vs Tony
Steinar and Tonycompared 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 2018, Steinar was ranked #488 and Tony #468 among boys in Norway.
Steinar and Tony over time
Steinar and Tony appear together in 1 published list, across 62 years of shared records. Steinar held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Tony 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.
Steinar reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Tony 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
Steinar and Tony changed places 15 times in Norway · Boys between 1955 and 2018, ending at #488 and #468.
- Longest-running competitions
Steinar and Tony were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 62 years, from 1955 to 2018, ending at #488 and #468.
List by list
Norway · Boys62 shared years, 1955–2018
Steinar held the stronger position in 46 of those years, Tony in 16.
Highest recorded here: Steinar #23 in 1955, Tony #119 in 1993.
The order changed in 2018: Tony moved ahead. In 2017 they stood at #473 and #543; by 2018 that had become #488 and #468.
Most recent shared year, 2018: Steinar #488, Tony #468.
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 | Steinar | Tony |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #345 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #372 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Steinar and Tony both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Steinar
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #19 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: #17 among boys in Norway, in 1953 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #345 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Tony
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #96 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Highest recorded1954–1991
Highest recorded position: #22 among boys in New Zealand, in 1967 (recorded 1954–1991).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #372 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys