Frode vs Robert
Frode and Robertcompared 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 2008, Frode was ranked #551 and Robert #244 among boys in Norway.
Frode and Robert over time
Frode and Robert appear together in 1 published list, across 63 years of shared records. Frode held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Robert 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.
- One took the other's place near the top
In Norway · Boys, Robert moved into the top 50 at #35 in 1982 as Frode fell out of it to #54, having been #36 the year before.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 1982, Robert moved ahead of Frode in Norway · Boys — #36 and #39 the year before became #54 and #35.
- Longest-running competitions
Frode and Robert were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 63 years, from 1945 to 2008, ending at #551 and #244.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Boys within 2 years — Frode #3 in 1974, Robert #25 in 1974.
- Started together, ended far apart
In 1945 they stood at #116 and #126 in Norway · Boys, 10 places apart; by 2008 they were #551 and #244.
List by list
Norway · Boys63 shared years, 1945–2008
Frode held the stronger position in 37 of those years, Robert in 26.
Highest recorded here: Frode #3 in 1974, Robert #25 in 1974.
The order changed in 1982: Robert moved ahead. In 1981 they stood at #36 and #39; by 1982 that had become #54 and #35.
Most recent shared year, 2008: Frode #551, Robert #244.
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 | Frode | Robert |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | From Germanic Hrodebert, combining 'hruod' (fame) with 'beraht' (bright) — 'bright fame'. Introduced to Britain by the Normans, later borne by Robert the Bruce. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Germanic |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈɹɑb.əɹt/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #551 (2008) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #104 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Robert has a recorded origin (Germanic); Frode does not have one recorded yet.
- Frode and Robert both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Robert; Frode doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Frode
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #116 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2008
Highest recorded position: #3 among boys in Norway, in 1974 (recorded 1945–2008).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2008
Most recently recorded at #551 among boys in Norway, in 2008.
Norway · Boys
Robert
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #126 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1952–2003
Highest recorded position: #3 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1952 (recorded 1952–2003).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #363 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys