Alvin vs Viljar
Alvin and Viljarcompared 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, Alvin was ranked #160 and Viljar #105 among boys in Norway.
Alvin and Viljar over time
Alvin and Viljar appear together in 1 published list, across 27 years of shared records. Viljar held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Alvin in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Viljar reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Alvin 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 · Boys27 shared years, 1992–2025
Alvin held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Viljar in 27.
Highest recorded here: Alvin #126 in 2023, Viljar #91 in 2014.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Alvin #160, Viljar #105.
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 | Alvin | Viljar |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #160 (2025) | Norway · Boys #105 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Alvin and Viljar both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Alvin
Popularity journey
First recorded1951
First recorded at #373 among boys in Norway in 1951 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1951–2025
Highest recorded position: #126 among boys in Norway, in 2023 (recorded 1951–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #160 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Viljar
Popularity journey
First recorded1981
First recorded at #663 among boys in Norway in 1981 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1981–2025
Highest recorded position: #91 among boys in Norway, in 2014 (recorded 1981–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #105 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys