Ailo vs Tom
Ailo and Tomcompared 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 2025, Ailo was ranked #176 and Tom #388 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Ailo was ranked #4270 and Tom #757 among boys in England and Wales.
Ailo and Tom over time
Ailo and Tom appear together in 1 published list, across 20 years of shared records. Ailo held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Tom 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.
Tom reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Ailo 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2011, Ailo moved ahead of Tom in Norway · Boys — #267 and #227 the year before became #163 and #373.
List by list
Norway · Boys20 shared years, 2004–2025
Ailo held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Tom in 5.
Highest recorded here: Ailo #125 in 2020, Tom #184 in 2004.
The order changed in 2011: Ailo moved ahead. In 2010 they stood at #267 and #227; by 2011 that had become #163 and #373.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ailo #176, Tom #388.
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 | Ailo | Tom |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #176 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #48 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ailo has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Tom.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Ailo
Popularity journey
First recorded2004
First recorded at #392 among boys in Norway in 2004 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded2004–2025
Highest recorded position: #125 among boys in Norway, in 2020 (recorded 2004–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #176 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Tom
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #50 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: #12 among boys in Norway, in 1960 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #388 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys