Erling vs Thor
Erling and Thorcompared 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 2025, Erling was ranked #127 and Thor #217 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Erling was ranked #5119 and Thor #3688 among boys in England and Wales.
Erling and Thor over time
Erling and Thor appear together in 1 published list, across 81 years of shared records. Thor held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Erling 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.
Erling reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Thor 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2022, Erling moved ahead of Thor in Norway · Boys — #183 and #120 the year before became #142 and #155.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Erling and Thor changed places 5 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 2025, ending at #127 and #217.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 81 shared years in Norway · Boys, Erling and Thor averaged 38.7 places apart, ending at #127 and #217.
- Longest-running competitions
Erling and Thor were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #127 and #217.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Boys within 2 years — Erling #43 in 1945, Thor #39 in 1946.
List by list
Norway · Boys81 shared years, 1945–2025
Erling held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Thor in 61.
Highest recorded here: Erling #43 in 1945, Thor #39 in 1946.
The order changed in 2022: Erling moved ahead. In 2021 they stood at #183 and #120; by 2022 that had become #142 and #155.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Erling #127, Thor #217.
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 | Erling | Thor |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #127 (2025) | Norway · Boys #217 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Erling has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Thor.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Erling
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #43 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: #43 among boys in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #127 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Thor
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #40 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: #39 among boys in Norway, in 1946 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #217 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys