Alex vs Tarald
Alex and Taraldcompared 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 2021, Alex was ranked #223 and Tarald #495 among boys in Norway.
Alex and Tarald over time
Alex and Tarald appear together in 1 published list, across 33 years of shared records. Alex held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Tarald 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.
Tarald reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Alex 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
Alex and Tarald were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 33 years, from 1955 to 2021, ending at #223 and #495.
List by list
Norway · Boys33 shared years, 1955–2021
Alex held the stronger position in 31 of those years, Tarald in 2.
Highest recorded here: Alex #154 in 2009, Tarald #317 in 2000.
The order changed in 2001: Alex moved ahead. In 2000 they stood at #338 and #317; by 2001 that had become #258 and #480.
Most recent shared year, 2021: Alex #223, Tarald #495.
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 | Alex | Tarald |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | A short form of Alexander, Alexandra and other names beginning with 'Alex' — from Greek elements meaning 'defender' and 'man/people'. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Greek, short form | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈæl.ɪks/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| 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 #37 (2025) | Norway · Boys #495 (2021) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Alex has a recorded origin (Greek, short form); Tarald does not have one recorded yet.
- Alex and Tarald both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Alex; Tarald doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Alex
Popularity journey
First recorded1954
First recorded at #346 among boys in Norway in 1954 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1972–2025
Highest recorded position: #8 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2009 (recorded 1972–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #259 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Tarald
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #336 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2021
Highest recorded position: #287 among boys in Norway, in 1946 (recorded 1945–2021).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2021
Most recently recorded at #495 among boys in Norway, in 2021.
Norway · Boys