Asmund vs Haldor
Asmund and Haldorcompared 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 1963, Asmund was ranked #417 and Haldor #475 among boys in Norway.
Asmund and Haldor over time
Asmund and Haldor appear together in 1 published list, across 9 years of shared records. Haldor held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Asmund 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.
List by list
Norway · Boys9 shared years, 1946–1963
Asmund held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Haldor in 5.
Highest recorded here: Asmund #244 in 1949, Haldor #248 in 1949.
The order changed in 1963: Asmund moved ahead. In 1962 they stood at #460 and #430; by 1963 that had become #417 and #475.
Most recent shared year, 1963: Asmund #417, Haldor #475.
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 | Asmund | Haldor |
|---|---|---|
| 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 #564 (1970) | Norway · Boys #462 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Asmund and Haldor both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Asmund
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #269 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–1970
Highest recorded position: #244 among boys in Norway, in 1949 (recorded 1945–1970).
Norway · Boys
Most recent1970
Most recently recorded at #564 among boys in Norway, in 1970.
Norway · Boys
Haldor
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #271 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1946–2025
Highest recorded position: #248 among boys in Norway, in 1949 (recorded 1946–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #462 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys