Amer vs Tom-Erik
Amer and Tom-Erikcompared 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 1996, Amer was ranked #558 and Tom-Erik #456 among boys in Norway.
Amer and Tom-Erik over time
Amer and Tom-Erik appear together in 1 published list, across 19 years of shared records. Tom-Erik held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Amer 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.
Amer reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Tom-Erik 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
Amer and Tom-Erik changed places 9 times in Norway · Boys between 1965 and 1996, ending at #558 and #456.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Boys within 2 years — Amer #354 in 1980, Tom-Erik #302 in 1981.
List by list
Norway · Boys19 shared years, 1965–1996
Amer held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Tom-Erik in 14.
Highest recorded here: Amer #354 in 1980, Tom-Erik #302 in 1981.
The order changed in 1996: Tom-Erik moved ahead. In 1995 they stood at #477 and #611; by 1996 that had become #558 and #456.
Most recent shared year, 1996: Amer #558, Tom-Erik #456.
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 | Amer | Tom-Erik |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #2921 (2024) | Norway · Boys #456 (1996) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Amer has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Tom-Erik.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Amer
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #514 among boys in Norway in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1965–2018
Highest recorded position: #354 among boys in Norway, in 1980 (recorded 1965–2018).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2921 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys
Tom-Erik
Popularity journey
First recorded1959
First recorded at #345 among boys in Norway in 1959 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1959–1996
Highest recorded position: #302 among boys in Norway, in 1981 (recorded 1959–1996).
Norway · Boys
Most recent1996
Most recently recorded at #456 among boys in Norway, in 1996.
Norway · Boys