Steven vs Ulf
Steven and Ulfcompared 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 2000, Steven was ranked #405 and Ulf #577 among boys in Norway.
Steven and Ulf over time
Steven and Ulf appear together in 1 published list, across 43 years of shared records. Ulf held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Steven 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.
Ulf reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Steven 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Steven and Ulf were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 43 years, from 1946 to 2000, ending at #405 and #577.
List by list
Norway · Boys43 shared years, 1946–2000
Steven held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Ulf in 29.
Highest recorded here: Steven #224 in 1983, Ulf #79 in 1958.
The order changed in 1983: Steven moved ahead. In 1982 they stood at #404 and #307; by 1983 that had become #224 and #455.
Most recent shared year, 2000: Steven #405, Ulf #577.
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 | Steven | Ulf |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | 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 #829 (2025) | Norway · Boys #577 (2000) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Steven has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Ulf.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Steven
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #363 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1952–2000
Highest recorded position: #12 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1961 (recorded 1952–2000).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Ulf
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #94 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2000
Highest recorded position: #79 among boys in Norway, in 1958 (recorded 1945–2000).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2000
Most recently recorded at #577 among boys in Norway, in 2000.
Norway · Boys