Steinar vs Ørjan
Steinar and Ørjancompared 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 2022, Steinar was ranked #499 and Ørjan #435 among boys in Norway.
Steinar and Ørjan over time
Steinar and Ørjan appear together in 1 published list, across 67 years of shared records. Ørjan held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Steinar 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 Ørjan 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 Ørjan changed places 9 times in Norway · Boys between 1950 and 2022, ending at #499 and #435.
- Longest-running competitions
Steinar and Ørjan were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 67 years, from 1950 to 2022, ending at #499 and #435.
List by list
Norway · Boys67 shared years, 1950–2022
Steinar held the stronger position in 30 of those years, Ørjan in 37.
Highest recorded here: Steinar #17 in 1953, Ørjan #50 in 1977.
The order changed in 2021: Ørjan moved ahead. In 2020 they stood at #488 and #498; by 2021 that had become #492 and #417.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Steinar #499, Ørjan #435.
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.
Where to go next
Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.
Other comparisons involving Steinar
Pairs where Steinar shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.
- Olav vs Steinar
In 1945 they stood at #18 and #19 in Norway · Boys, 1 places apart; by 2025 they were #10 and #345.
Olav · Steinar · 77 shared years, 1945–2025 · Started together, ended far apart
- Ole vs Steinar
In 1945 they stood at #16 and #19 in Norway · Boys, 3 places apart; by 2025 they were #52 and #345.
Ole · Steinar · 77 shared years, 1945–2025 · Started together, ended far apart
- Helge vs Steinar
Helge and Steinar changed places 28 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 2025, ending at #352 and #345.
Helge · Steinar · 77 shared years, 1945–2025 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
- Steinar vs Arild
Steinar and Arild changed places 26 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 2025, ending at #345 and #489.
Steinar · Arild · 72 shared years, 1945–2025 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
Side by side
| Field | Steinar | Ørjan |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #345 (2025) | Norway · Boys #508 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Steinar has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Ørjan.
- 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
Ørjan
Popularity journey
First recorded1950
First recorded at #286 among boys in Norway in 1950 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1950–2024
Highest recorded position: #50 among boys in Norway, in 1977 (recorded 1950–2024).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #508 among boys in Norway, in 2024.
Norway · Boys