Amer vs Waldemar
Amer and Waldemarcompared 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 2004, Amer was ranked #475 and Waldemar #470 among boys in Norway.
Amer and Waldemar over time
Amer and Waldemar appear together in 1 published list, across 17 years of shared records. Waldemar held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Amer in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Waldemar reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Amer 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 Waldemar changed places 6 times in Norway · Boys between 1965 and 2004, ending at #475 and #470.
List by list
Norway · Boys17 shared years, 1965–2004
Amer held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Waldemar in 14.
Highest recorded here: Amer #354 in 1980, Waldemar #201 in 1965.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2004: Amer #475, Waldemar #470.
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 | Waldemar |
|---|---|---|
| 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 #479 (2025) |
| 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 Waldemar.
- 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
Waldemar
Popularity journey
First recorded1956
First recorded at #292 among boys in Norway in 1956 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1956–2025
Highest recorded position: #201 among boys in Norway, in 1965 (recorded 1956–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #479 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys