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Gustav vs Tommy

Gustav and Tommycompared 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 2024, Gustav was ranked #21 and Tommy #503 among boys in Norway.

  • England and Wales · Boys

    In 2023, Gustav was ranked #2325 and Tommy #26 among boys in England and Wales.

Gustav and Tommy over time

Gustav and Tommy appear together in 2 published lists, across 105 years of shared records. Tommy held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Gustav 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.

  • Mirrored each other

    Over 80 shared years in Norway · Boys, Gustav rose about as far as Tommy fell — from #154 and #268 in 1945 to #21 and #503 in 2024.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Gustav and Tommy were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 80 years, from 1945 to 2024, ending at #21 and #503.

List by list

  • Norway · Boys80 shared years, 1945–2024

    Gustav held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Tommy in 52.

    Highest recorded here: Gustav #20 in 2021, Tommy #11 in 1976.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Gustav #21, Tommy #503.

  • England and Wales · Boys25 shared years, 1997–2023

    Gustav held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Tommy in 25.

    Highest recorded here: Gustav #1786 in 2015, Tommy #22 in 2020.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2023: Gustav #2325, Tommy #26.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Gustav

Pairs where Gustav shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other comparisons involving Tommy

Pairs where Tommy shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — mirrored each other.

All mirrored each other→

Other pairs from Norway lists

Pairs measured inside Norway's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

Norway overview→

Other pairs ranked together in the 2020s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2020 and 2029.

The 2020s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Gustav, Tommy
FieldGustavTommy
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagemalemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recorded
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, NOAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Boys #19 (2025)Republic of Ireland · Boys #27 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)60/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Gustav and Tommy both have 2 syllables.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.

How each name got here

Gustav

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #154 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #19 among boys in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #19 among boys in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Boys

Tommy

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #268 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1999–2024

    Highest recorded position: #11 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2023 (recorded 1999–2024).

    Northern Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #97 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys