Gerhard vs Hilmar
Gerhard and Hilmarcompared 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 2001, Gerhard was ranked #542 and Hilmar #499 among boys in Norway.
Gerhard and Hilmar over time
Gerhard and Hilmar appear together in 1 published list, across 23 years of shared records. Gerhard held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Hilmar 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.
Gerhard reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Hilmar 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
Gerhard and Hilmar changed places 9 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 2001, ending at #542 and #499.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 23 shared years in Norway · Boys, Gerhard and Hilmar averaged 33.3 places apart, ending at #542 and #499.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Boys within 2 years — Gerhard #204 in 1945, Hilmar #196 in 1946.
List by list
Norway · Boys23 shared years, 1945–2001
Gerhard held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Hilmar in 11.
Highest recorded here: Gerhard #204 in 1945, Hilmar #196 in 1946.
The order changed in 2001: Hilmar moved ahead. In 2000 they stood at #614 and #618; by 2001 that had become #542 and #499.
Most recent shared year, 2001: Gerhard #542, Hilmar #499.
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 | Gerhard | Hilmar |
|---|---|---|
| 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 #542 (2001) | Norway · Boys #377 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Gerhard and Hilmar both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Gerhard
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #204 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2001
Highest recorded position: #204 among boys in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–2001).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2001
Most recently recorded at #542 among boys in Norway, in 2001.
Norway · Boys
Hilmar
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #205 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: #196 among boys in Norway, in 1946 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #377 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys