Amer vs Tor-Erik
Amer and Tor-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 Tor-Erik #378 among boys in Norway.
Amer and Tor-Erik over time
Amer and Tor-Erik appear together in 1 published list, across 17 years of shared records. Tor-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 Tor-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.
List by list
Norway · Boys17 shared years, 1965–1996
Amer held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Tor-Erik in 15.
Highest recorded here: Amer #354 in 1980, Tor-Erik #287 in 1983.
The order changed in 1978: Tor-Erik moved ahead. In 1977 they stood at #491 and #570; by 1978 that had become #505 and #430.
Most recent shared year, 1996: Amer #558, Tor-Erik #378.
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 | Tor-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 #378 (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 Tor-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
Tor-Erik
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #523 among boys in Norway in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1964–1996
Highest recorded position: #287 among boys in Norway, in 1983 (recorded 1964–1996).
Norway · Boys
Most recent1996
Most recently recorded at #378 among boys in Norway, in 1996.
Norway · Boys