Andrej vs Thorvald
Andrej and Thorvaldcompared 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 2024, Andrej was ranked #473 and Thorvald #302 among boys in Norway.
Andrej and Thorvald over time
Andrej and Thorvald appear together in 1 published list, across 16 years of shared records. Thorvald held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Andrej in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Thorvald reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Andrej 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
Andrej and Thorvald changed places 6 times in Norway · Boys between 1959 and 2024, ending at #473 and #302.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Boys within 2 years — Andrej #324 in 2018, Thorvald #285 in 2016.
List by list
Norway · Boys16 shared years, 1959–2024
Andrej held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Thorvald in 11.
Highest recorded here: Andrej #324 in 2018, Thorvald #285 in 2016.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Andrej #473, Thorvald #302.
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 | Andrej | Thorvald |
|---|---|---|
| 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 #473 (2024) | Norway · Boys #291 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Andrej and Thorvald both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Andrej
Popularity journey
First recorded1959
First recorded at #454 among boys in Norway in 1959 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1959–2024
Highest recorded position: #324 among boys in Norway, in 2018 (recorded 1959–2024).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5119 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys
Thorvald
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #242 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: #240 among boys in Norway, in 1947 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #291 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys