Gunnar vs Robert
Gunnar 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.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Gunnar was ranked #2443 and Robert #151 among boys in England and Wales.
Norway · Boys
In 2025, Gunnar was ranked #250 and Robert #363 among boys in Norway.
Gunnar and Robert over time
Gunnar and Robert appear together in 2 published lists, across 95 years of shared records. Robert held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Gunnar in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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
Gunnar and Robert changed places 8 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 2025, ending at #250 and #363.
- Longest-running competitions
Gunnar and Robert were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #250 and #363.
List by list
Norway · Boys81 shared years, 1945–2025
Gunnar held the stronger position in 31 of those years, Robert in 50.
Highest recorded here: Gunnar #10 in 1946, Robert #25 in 1974.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Gunnar #250, Robert #363.
England and Wales · Boys14 shared years, 2009–2024
Gunnar held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Robert in 14.
Highest recorded here: Gunnar #1786 in 2018, Robert #90 in 2010.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Gunnar #2443, Robert #151.
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 | Gunnar | 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 | GB-ENW, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #250 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #104 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Robert has a recorded origin (Germanic); Gunnar does not have one recorded yet.
- Gunnar and Robert both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Robert; Gunnar doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Gunnar
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #13 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: #10 among boys in Norway, in 1946 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #250 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
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