Eilif vs Idar
Eilif and Idarcompared 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 2022, Eilif was ranked #245 and Idar #477 among boys in Norway.
Eilif and Idar over time
Eilif and Idar appear together in 1 published list, across 46 years of shared records. Idar held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Eilif 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.
Eilif reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Idar 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
Eilif and Idar changed places 5 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 2022, ending at #245 and #477.
- Longest-running competitions
Eilif and Idar were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 46 years, from 1945 to 2022, ending at #245 and #477.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Boys within 2 years — Eilif #153 in 1950, Idar #121 in 1952.
List by list
Norway · Boys46 shared years, 1945–2022
Eilif held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Idar in 36.
Highest recorded here: Eilif #153 in 1950, Idar #121 in 1952.
The order changed in 2005: Eilif moved ahead. In 2004 they stood at #550 and #498; by 2005 that had become #361 and #365.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Eilif #245, Idar #477.
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 | Eilif | Idar |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #212 (2025) | Norway · Boys #477 (2022) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Eilif and Idar both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Eilif
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #157 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: #153 among boys in Norway, in 1950 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #212 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Idar
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #155 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2022
Highest recorded position: #121 among boys in Norway, in 1952 (recorded 1945–2022).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2022
Most recently recorded at #477 among boys in Norway, in 2022.
Norway · Boys