Asbjørn vs Thor
Asbjørn and Thorcompared 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, Asbjørn was ranked #294 and Thor #217 among boys in Norway.
Asbjørn and Thor over time
Asbjørn and Thor appear together in 1 published list, across 81 years of shared records. Thor held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Asbjørn 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.
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
Asbjørn and Thor changed places 5 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 2025, ending at #294 and #217.
- Longest-running competitions
Asbjørn and Thor were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #294 and #217.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Boys within 2 years — Asbjørn #35 in 1946, Thor #39 in 1946.
List by list
Norway · Boys81 shared years, 1945–2025
Asbjørn held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Thor in 74.
Highest recorded here: Asbjørn #35 in 1946, Thor #39 in 1946.
The order changed in 2000: Thor moved ahead. In 1999 they stood at #187 and #198; by 2000 that had become #241 and #210.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Asbjørn #294, Thor #217.
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 | Asbjørn | Thor |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 1 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #294 (2025) | Norway · Boys #217 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Asbjørn and Thor both have 1 syllable.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Asbjørn
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #37 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: #35 among boys in Norway, in 1946 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #294 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Thor
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #40 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: #39 among boys in Norway, in 1946 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #3684 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys