Annar vs Hilmar
Annar and Hilmarcompared 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 1965, Annar was ranked #433 and Hilmar #474 among boys in Norway.
Annar and Hilmar over time
Annar and Hilmar appear together in 1 published list, across 11 years of shared records. Annar held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Hilmar 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.
Annar reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Hilmar 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
Annar and Hilmar changed places 9 times in Norway · Boys between 1947 and 1965, ending at #433 and #474.
List by list
Norway · Boys11 shared years, 1947–1965
Annar held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Hilmar in 5.
Highest recorded here: Annar #220 in 1948, Hilmar #211 in 1951.
The order changed in 1965: Annar moved ahead. In 1964 they stood at #388 and #301; by 1965 that had become #433 and #474.
Most recent shared year, 1965: Annar #433, Hilmar #474.
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 | Annar | Hilmar |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #532 (1968) | Norway · Boys #377 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Annar and Hilmar both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Annar
Popularity journey
First recorded1947
First recorded at #295 among boys in Norway in 1947 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1947–1968
Highest recorded position: #220 among boys in Norway, in 1948 (recorded 1947–1968).
Norway · Boys
Most recent1968
Most recently recorded at #532 among boys in Norway, in 1968.
Norway · Boys
Hilmar
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #205 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: #196 among boys in Norway, in 1946 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #377 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys