Coran vs Tor
Coran and Torcompared 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.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2016, Coran was ranked #3478 and Tor #4023 among boys in England and Wales.
Coran and Tor over time
Coran and Tor appear together in 1 published list, across 13 years of shared records. Tor held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Coran 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.
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
Coran and Tor changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2016, ending at #3478 and #4023.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Coran #1383 in 1999, Tor #1281 in 1999.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys13 shared years, 1996–2016
Coran held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Tor in 8.
Highest recorded here: Coran #1383 in 1999, Tor #1281 in 1999.
The order changed in 2016: Coran moved ahead. In 2015 they stood at #3416 and #2270; by 2016 that had become #3478 and #4023.
Most recent shared year, 2016: Coran #3478, Tor #4023.
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 | Coran | Tor |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Northern Ireland · Boys #433 (2021) | Norway · Boys #203 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Coran has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Tor.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
How each name got here
Coran
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #3795 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2001–2021
Highest recorded position: #263 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2003 (recorded 2001–2021).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2021
Most recently recorded at #433 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2021.
Northern Ireland · Boys
Tor
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #14 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: #10 among boys in Norway, in 1948 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #203 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys