Aasmund vs Torgrim
Aasmund and Torgrimcompared 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 2017, Aasmund was ranked #492 and Torgrim #517 among boys in Norway.
Aasmund and Torgrim over time
Aasmund and Torgrim appear together in 1 published list, across 26 years of shared records. Torgrim 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.
Torgrim reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Aasmund 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
Aasmund and Torgrim changed places 7 times in Norway · Boys between 1946 and 2017, ending at #492 and #517.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Boys within 2 years — Aasmund #293 in 1947, Torgrim #252 in 1946.
List by list
Norway · Boys26 shared years, 1946–2017
Aasmund held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Torgrim in 19.
Highest recorded here: Aasmund #293 in 1947, Torgrim #252 in 1946.
The order changed in 2010: Aasmund moved ahead. In 2009 they stood at #487 and #378; by 2010 that had become #530 and #570.
Most recent shared year, 2017: Aasmund #492, Torgrim #517.
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 | Torgrim |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #492 (2017) | Norway · Boys #416 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Aasmund and Torgrim 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
Torgrim
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #253 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: #239 among boys in Norway, in 1970 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #416 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys