Brynjulf vs Dan
Brynjulf and Dancompared 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 1967, Brynjulf was ranked #491 and Dan #167 among boys in Norway.
Brynjulf and Dan over time
Brynjulf and Dan appear together in 1 published list, across 20 years of shared records. Dan held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Brynjulf 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.
Brynjulf reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Dan 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.
List by list
Norway · Boys20 shared years, 1945–1967
Brynjulf held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Dan in 15.
Highest recorded here: Brynjulf #209 in 1951, Dan #158 in 1959.
The order changed in 1953: Dan moved ahead. In 1952 they stood at #217 and #238; by 1953 that had become #359 and #216.
Most recent shared year, 1967: Brynjulf #491, Dan #167.
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 | Brynjulf | Dan |
|---|---|---|
| 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 #491 (1967) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #286 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Brynjulf has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Dan.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Brynjulf
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #246 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–1967
Highest recorded position: #209 among boys in Norway, in 1951 (recorded 1945–1967).
Norway · Boys
Most recent1967
Most recently recorded at #491 among boys in Norway, in 1967.
Norway · Boys
Dan
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #326 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: #75 among boys in Norway, in 1987 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #456 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys