Brynjar vs Patrick
Brynjar and Patrickcompared 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 Patrick #276 among boys in Norway.
Brynjar and Patrick over time
Brynjar and Patrick appear together in 1 published list, across 65 years of shared records. Patrick 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.
Patrick 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 Patrick changed places 9 times in Norway · Boys between 1948 and 2024, ending at #442 and #276.
- Longest-running competitions
Brynjar and Patrick were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 65 years, from 1948 to 2024, ending at #442 and #276.
List by list
Norway · Boys65 shared years, 1948–2024
Brynjar held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Patrick in 55.
Highest recorded here: Brynjar #240 in 1999, Patrick #67 in 1989.
The order changed in 1976: Patrick moved ahead. In 1975 they stood at #270 and #333; by 1976 that had become #583 and #307.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Brynjar #442, Patrick #276.
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 | Patrick |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | From Latin Patricius, meaning 'nobleman, patrician'. Adopted by Saint Patrick (originally named Sucat), a Romanized Briton who Christianized Ireland and became its patron saint. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Latin |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈpæt.ɹɪk/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Pádraig, Pádraic |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #442 (2024) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #25 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | high |
What the data shows
- Patrick has a recorded origin (Latin); Brynjar does not have one recorded yet.
- Brynjar and Patrick both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Patrick; Brynjar doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
- The available evidence gives Brynjar a "medium" Data Confidence level and Patrick a "high" level — this reflects how complete and corroborated the underlying evidence is, not a judgement of either name.
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
Patrick
Popularity journey
First recorded1948
First recorded at #315 among boys in Norway in 1948 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #2 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #83 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys