Brynjar vs Konrad
Brynjar and Konradcompared 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 2024, Brynjar was ranked #442 and Konrad #130 among boys in Norway.
Brynjar and Konrad over time
Brynjar and Konrad appear together in 1 published list, across 71 years of shared records. Konrad held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Brynjar in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Brynjar reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Konrad 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 Konrad changed places 20 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 2024, ending at #442 and #130.
- Longest-running competitions
Brynjar and Konrad were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 71 years, from 1945 to 2024, ending at #442 and #130.
List by list
Norway · Boys71 shared years, 1945–2024
Brynjar held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Konrad in 51.
Highest recorded here: Brynjar #232 in 1946, Konrad #122 in 2019.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Brynjar #442, Konrad #130.
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 | Konrad |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #442 (2024) | Norway · Boys #125 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Brynjar and Konrad 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
Konrad
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #206 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #122 among boys in Norway, in 2019 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #2952 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys