Asgeir vs Torfinn
Asgeir and Torfinncompared 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 2000, Asgeir was ranked #283 and Torfinn #575 among boys in Norway.
Asgeir and Torfinn over time
Asgeir and Torfinn appear together in 1 published list, across 47 years of shared records. Asgeir held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Torfinn 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.
Torfinn reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Asgeir 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 1967, Asgeir moved ahead of Torfinn in Norway · Boys — #217 and #192 the year before became #184 and #188.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Asgeir and Torfinn changed places 5 times in Norway · Boys between 1946 and 2000, ending at #283 and #575.
- Longest-running competitions
Asgeir and Torfinn were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 47 years, from 1946 to 2000, ending at #283 and #575.
List by list
Norway · Boys47 shared years, 1946–2000
Asgeir held the stronger position in 34 of those years, Torfinn in 13.
Highest recorded here: Asgeir #145 in 1959, Torfinn #119 in 1949.
The order changed in 1967: Asgeir moved ahead. In 1966 they stood at #217 and #192; by 1967 that had become #184 and #188.
Most recent shared year, 2000: Asgeir #283, Torfinn #575.
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 | Asgeir | Torfinn |
|---|---|---|
| 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 #486 (2013) | Norway · Boys #501 (2007) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Asgeir and Torfinn both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Asgeir
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #303 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1946–2013
Highest recorded position: #145 among boys in Norway, in 1959 (recorded 1946–2013).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2013
Most recently recorded at #486 among boys in Norway, in 2013.
Norway · Boys
Torfinn
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #139 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2007
Highest recorded position: #119 among boys in Norway, in 1949 (recorded 1945–2007).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2007
Most recently recorded at #501 among boys in Norway, in 2007.
Norway · Boys