Haavard vs Kato
Haavard and Katocompared 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 2006, Haavard was ranked #544 and Kato #504 among boys in Norway.
Haavard and Kato over time
Haavard and Kato appear together in 1 published list, across 10 years of shared records. Kato held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Haavard 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.
Haavard reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Kato 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.
List by list
Norway · Boys10 shared years, 1953–2006
Haavard held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Kato in 8.
Highest recorded here: Haavard #386 in 1953, Kato #371 in 1964.
The order changed in 2006: Kato moved ahead. In 2005 they stood at #503 and #553; by 2006 that had become #544 and #504.
Most recent shared year, 2006: Haavard #544, Kato #504.
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 | Haavard | Kato |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #552 (2008) | England and Wales · Boys #5119 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Haavard and Kato both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Haavard
Popularity journey
First recorded1953
First recorded at #386 among boys in Norway in 1953 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1953–2008
Highest recorded position: #386 among boys in Norway, in 1953 (recorded 1953–2008).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2008
Most recently recorded at #552 among boys in Norway, in 2008.
Norway · Boys
Kato
Popularity journey
First recorded1947
First recorded at #371 among boys in Norway in 1947 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1947–2006
Highest recorded position: #282 among boys in Norway, in 1954 (recorded 1947–2006).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5119 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys