Edvard vs Hermod
Edvard 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, Edvard was ranked #68 and Hermod #501 among boys in Norway.
Edvard and Hermod over time
Edvard and Hermod appear together in 1 published list, across 25 years of shared records. Edvard held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Hermod 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 Edvard 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
Edvard and Hermod changed places 9 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 2019, ending at #68 and #501.
List by list
Norway · Boys25 shared years, 1945–2019
Edvard held the stronger position in 19 of those years, Hermod in 6.
Highest recorded here: Edvard #68 in 2019, Hermod #176 in 1945.
The order changed in 1966: Edvard moved ahead. In 1965 they stood at #476 and #395; by 1966 that had become #418 and #460.
Most recent shared year, 2019: Edvard #68, 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 | Edvard | 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 | GB-ENW, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #67 (2025) | Norway · Boys #501 (2019) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Edvard and Hermod both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Edvard
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #179 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: #59 among boys in Norway, in 2018 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #67 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
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