Birk vs Tobias
Birk and Tobiascompared 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, Birk was ranked #18 and Tobias #15 among boys in Norway.
Birk and Tobias over time
Birk and Tobias appear together in 1 published list, across 35 years of shared records. Tobias held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Birk in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Tobias reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Birk 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Birk and Tobias were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 35 years, from 1990 to 2025, ending at #18 and #15.
List by list
Norway · Boys35 shared years, 1990–2025
Birk held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Tobias in 35.
Highest recorded here: Birk #18 in 2025, Tobias #1 in 2005.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Birk #18, Tobias #15.
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.
Where to go next
Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.
Other comparisons involving Birk
Pairs where Birk shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.
- Adrian vs Birk
In Norway · Boys, Birk moved into the top 50 at #36 in 2022 as Adrian fell out of it to #54, having been #40 the year before.
Adrian · Birk · 35 shared years, 1990–2025 · One took the other's place near the top
- Oscar vs Birk
In Norway · Boys, Birk moved into the top 50 at #36 in 2022 as Oscar fell out of it to #69, having been #41 the year before.
Oscar · Birk · 35 shared years, 1990–2025 · One took the other's place near the top
- Samuel vs Birk
In Norway · Boys, Birk moved into the top 50 at #36 in 2022 as Samuel fell out of it to #53, having been #48 the year before.
Samuel · Birk · 35 shared years, 1990–2025 · One took the other's place near the top
Other comparisons involving Tobias
Pairs where Tobias shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.
- Tobias vs Christian
Over 56 shared years in Norway · Boys, Tobias rose about as far as Christian fell — from #513 and #78 in 1967 to #15 and #131 in 2025.
Tobias · Christian · 56 shared years, 1967–2025 · Mirrored each other
- Tobias vs Eirik
Over 56 shared years in Norway · Boys, Tobias rose about as far as Eirik fell — from #513 and #63 in 1967 to #15 and #122 in 2025.
Tobias · Eirik · 56 shared years, 1967–2025 · Mirrored each other
- Tobias vs Finn
Over 56 shared years in Norway · Boys, Tobias rose about as far as Finn fell — from #513 and #81 in 1967 to #15 and #153 in 2025.
Tobias · Finn · 56 shared years, 1967–2025 · Mirrored each other
- Tobias vs Simen
Over 56 shared years in Norway · Boys, Tobias rose about as far as Simen fell — from #513 and #270 in 1967 to #15 and #475 in 2025.
Tobias · Simen · 56 shared years, 1967–2025 · Mirrored each other
Side by side
| Field | Birk | Tobias |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Traditionally understood to mean 'God is good' or 'the Lord is good', from a Hebrew phrase. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Hebrew, via Greek; used in Norwegian, Swedish, Danish and German tradition |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /tʊ.ˈbiː.as/ |
| Syllables | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #18 (2025) | Norway · Boys #15 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Tobias has a recorded origin (Hebrew, via Greek; used in Norwegian, Swedish, Danish and German tradition); Birk does not have one recorded yet.
- Birk has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Tobias.
- A meaning is recorded for Tobias; Birk doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Birk
Popularity journey
First recorded1990
First recorded at #562 among boys in Norway in 1990 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1990–2025
Highest recorded position: #18 among boys in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1990–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #18 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Tobias
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #222 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1967–2025
Highest recorded position: #1 among boys in Norway, in 2005 (recorded 1967–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #116 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys