Brynjar vs Hermod
Brynjar and Hermodcompared 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 2019, Brynjar was ranked #350 and Hermod #501 among boys in Norway.
Brynjar and Hermod over time
Brynjar and Hermod appear together in 1 published list, across 25 years of shared records. Hermod held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Brynjar 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.
Hermod reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Brynjar 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Brynjar and Hermod changed places 7 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 2019, ending at #350 and #501.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Boys within 2 years — Brynjar #232 in 1946, Hermod #176 in 1945.
List by list
Norway · Boys25 shared years, 1945–2019
Brynjar held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Hermod in 14.
Highest recorded here: Brynjar #232 in 1946, Hermod #176 in 1945.
The order changed in 1964: Brynjar moved ahead. In 1963 they stood at #469 and #388; by 1964 that had become #359 and #395.
Most recent shared year, 2019: Brynjar #350, Hermod #501.
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 | Brynjar | Hermod |
|---|---|---|
| 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 #442 (2024) | Norway · Boys #501 (2019) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Brynjar and Hermod both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Brynjar
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #279 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2024
Highest recorded position: #232 among boys in Norway, in 1946 (recorded 1945–2024).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #442 among boys in Norway, in 2024.
Norway · Boys
Hermod
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #176 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2019
Highest recorded position: #176 among boys in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–2019).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2019
Most recently recorded at #501 among boys in Norway, in 2019.
Norway · Boys