Aasmund vs Ronald
Aasmund and Ronaldcompared 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 1997, Aasmund was ranked #487 and Ronald #536 among boys in Norway.
Aasmund and Ronald over time
Aasmund and Ronald appear together in 1 published list, across 19 years of shared records. Ronald held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Aasmund 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.
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.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Boys within 2 years — Aasmund #293 in 1947, Ronald #134 in 1947.
List by list
Norway · Boys19 shared years, 1946–1997
Aasmund held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Ronald in 16.
Highest recorded here: Aasmund #293 in 1947, Ronald #134 in 1947.
The order changed in 1997: Aasmund moved ahead. In 1996 they stood at #623 and #357; by 1997 that had become #487 and #536.
Most recent shared year, 1997: Aasmund #487, Ronald #536.
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 | Aasmund | Ronald |
|---|---|---|
| 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-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #492 (2017) | Scotland · Boys #619 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Aasmund and Ronald both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Aasmund
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #354 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1946–2017
Highest recorded position: #293 among boys in Norway, in 1947 (recorded 1946–2017).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2017
Most recently recorded at #492 among boys in Norway, in 2017.
Norway · Boys
Ronald
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #202 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1952–1972
Highest recorded position: #24 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1952 (recorded 1952–1972).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #796 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys