Stephen vs Vaidas
Stephen and Vaidascompared 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 1991, Stephen was ranked #284 and Vaidas #598 among boys in Norway.
Stephen and Vaidas over time
Stephen and Vaidas appear together in 1 published list, across 21 years of shared records. Stephen held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Vaidas in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Vaidas reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Stephen 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
Stephen and Vaidas changed places 12 times in Norway · Boys between 1966 and 1991, ending at #284 and #598.
List by list
Norway · Boys21 shared years, 1966–1991
Stephen held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Vaidas in 8.
Highest recorded here: Stephen #250 in 1990, Vaidas #277 in 1977.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1991: Stephen #284, Vaidas #598.
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 | Stephen | Vaidas |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | From Greek Stephanos, meaning 'crown, wreath' — literally 'that which surrounds'. Saint Stephen, a deacon stoned to death in the New Testament, is regarded as the first Christian martyr. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Greek | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈstiː.vən/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Steven, Stefan, Stephan | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #232 (2025) | Norway · Boys #598 (1991) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | high | medium |
What the data shows
- Stephen has a recorded origin (Greek); Vaidas does not have one recorded yet.
- Stephen and Vaidas both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Stephen; Vaidas doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
- The available evidence gives Stephen a "high" Data Confidence level and Vaidas a "medium" level — this reflects how complete and corroborated the underlying evidence is, not a judgement of either name.
How each name got here
Stephen
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #352 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1952–1997
Highest recorded position: #3 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1955 (recorded 1952–1997).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #232 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Vaidas
Popularity journey
First recorded1966
First recorded at #555 among boys in Norway in 1966 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1966–1991
Highest recorded position: #277 among boys in Norway, in 1977 (recorded 1966–1991).
Norway · Boys
Most recent1991
Most recently recorded at #598 among boys in Norway, in 1991.
Norway · Boys