Balder vs Teo
Balder and Teocompared 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, Balder was ranked #210 and Teo #164 among boys in Norway.
Balder and Teo over time
Balder and Teo appear together in 1 published list, across 23 years of shared records. Teo held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Balder 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.
Balder reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Teo 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 2025, Teo moved ahead of Balder in Norway · Boys — #182 and #185 the year before became #210 and #164.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Balder and Teo changed places 9 times in Norway · Boys between 2000 and 2025, ending at #210 and #164.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 23 shared years in Norway · Boys, Balder and Teo averaged 42.2 places apart, ending at #210 and #164.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Boys within 2 years — Balder #182 in 2024, Teo #164 in 2025.
List by list
Norway · Boys23 shared years, 2000–2025
Balder held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Teo in 15.
Highest recorded here: Balder #182 in 2024, Teo #164 in 2025.
The order changed in 2025: Teo moved ahead. In 2024 they stood at #182 and #185; by 2025 that had become #210 and #164.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Balder #210, Teo #164.
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 | Balder | Teo |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #210 (2025) | Norway · Boys #164 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Balder has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Teo.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Balder
Popularity journey
First recorded1992
First recorded at #582 among boys in Norway in 1992 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1992–2025
Highest recorded position: #182 among boys in Norway, in 2024 (recorded 1992–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #210 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Teo
Popularity journey
First recorded1997
First recorded at #1761 among boys in England and Wales in 1997 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2000–2025
Highest recorded position: #164 among boys in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 2000–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #164 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys