George vs Toralf
George and Toralfcompared 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 2015, George was ranked #382 and Toralf #506 among boys in Norway.
George and Toralf over time
George and Toralf appear together in 1 published list, across 31 years of shared records. George held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Toralf 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.
Toralf reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and George 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
George and Toralf changed places 5 times in Norway · Boys between 1946 and 2015, ending at #382 and #506.
- Longest-running competitions
George and Toralf were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 31 years, from 1946 to 2015, ending at #382 and #506.
List by list
Norway · Boys31 shared years, 1946–2015
George held the stronger position in 19 of those years, Toralf in 12.
Highest recorded here: George #253 in 1968, Toralf #190 in 1951.
The order changed in 1968: George moved ahead. In 1967 they stood at #360 and #350; by 1968 that had become #253 and #524.
Most recent shared year, 2015: George #382, Toralf #506.
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 | George | Toralf |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Farmer, earth-worker. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Greek | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈdʒɔːdʒ/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #24 (2025) | Norway · Boys #506 (2015) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- George has a recorded origin (Greek); Toralf does not have one recorded yet.
- George and Toralf both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for George; Toralf doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
George
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #345 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #2 among boys in England and Wales, in 2018 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #24 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Toralf
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #196 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2015
Highest recorded position: #183 among boys in Norway, in 1949 (recorded 1945–2015).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2015
Most recently recorded at #506 among boys in Norway, in 2015.
Norway · Boys