Sylwester vs Ulrik
Sylwester and Ulrikcompared 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 1998, Sylwester was ranked #590 and Ulrik #121 among boys in Norway.
Sylwester and Ulrik over time
Sylwester and Ulrik appear together in 1 published list, across 19 years of shared records. Sylwester held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Ulrik 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.
Sylwester reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Ulrik 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.
List by list
Norway · Boys19 shared years, 1965–1998
Sylwester held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Ulrik in 7.
Highest recorded here: Sylwester #268 in 1975, Ulrik #121 in 1998.
The order changed in 1987: Ulrik moved ahead. In 1986 they stood at #379 and #486; by 1987 that had become #595 and #373.
Most recent shared year, 1998: Sylwester #590, Ulrik #121.
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 | Sylwester | Ulrik |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #4608 (2020) | Norway · Boys #14 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 70/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Sylwester has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Ulrik.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Sylwester
Popularity journey
First recorded1960
First recorded at #493 among boys in Norway in 1960 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1960–1998
Highest recorded position: #252 among boys in Norway, in 1978 (recorded 1960–1998).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2020
Most recently recorded at #4608 among boys in England and Wales, in 2020.
England and Wales · Boys
Ulrik
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #364 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1946–2025
Highest recorded position: #14 among boys in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1946–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #14 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys