Falk vs Harald
Falk and Haraldcompared 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, Falk was ranked #123 and Harald #109 among boys in Norway.
Falk and Harald over time
Falk and Harald appear together in 1 published list, across 26 years of shared records. Harald held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Falk in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
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
Falk and Harald changed places 4 times in Norway · Boys between 1999 and 2025, ending at #123 and #109.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Boys within 2 years — Falk #107 in 2021, Harald #108 in 2021.
List by list
Norway · Boys26 shared years, 1999–2025
Falk held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Harald in 24.
Highest recorded here: Falk #107 in 2021, Harald #108 in 2021.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Falk #123, Harald #109.
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 | Falk | Harald |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #123 (2025) | Norway · Boys #109 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Falk has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Harald.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Falk
Popularity journey
First recorded1999
First recorded at #505 among boys in Norway in 1999 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1999–2025
Highest recorded position: #107 among boys in Norway, in 2021 (recorded 1999–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #123 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Harald
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #8 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: #8 among boys in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #109 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys