Ammar vs Bernhard
Ammar and Bernhardcompared 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, Ammar was ranked #487 and Bernhard #453 among boys in Norway.
Ammar and Bernhard over time
Ammar and Bernhard appear together in 1 published list, across 44 years of shared records. Bernhard held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Ammar in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Ammar reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Bernhard 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
Ammar and Bernhard changed places 18 times in Norway · Boys between 1969 and 2025, ending at #487 and #453.
- Longest-running competitions
Ammar and Bernhard were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 44 years, from 1969 to 2025, ending at #487 and #453.
List by list
Norway · Boys44 shared years, 1969–2025
Ammar held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Bernhard in 30.
Highest recorded here: Ammar #362 in 2002, Bernhard #270 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ammar #487, Bernhard #453.
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 | Ammar | Bernhard |
|---|---|---|
| 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, IE, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #487 (2025) | Norway · Boys #453 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ammar and Bernhard both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Ammar
Popularity journey
First recorded1969
First recorded at #503 among boys in Norway in 1969 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1969–2025
Highest recorded position: #362 among boys in Norway, in 2002 (recorded 1969–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #487 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Bernhard
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #278 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #189 among boys in Norway, in 1946 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #453 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys