Hallgeir vs Torgrim
Hallgeir and Torgrimcompared 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, Hallgeir was ranked #546 and Torgrim #437 among boys in Norway.
Hallgeir and Torgrim over time
Hallgeir and Torgrim appear together in 1 published list, across 45 years of shared records. Hallgeir held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Torgrim in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Hallgeir reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Torgrim 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
Hallgeir and Torgrim changed places 12 times in Norway · Boys between 1951 and 2001, ending at #546 and #437.
- Longest-running competitions
Hallgeir and Torgrim were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 45 years, from 1951 to 2001, ending at #546 and #437.
List by list
Norway · Boys45 shared years, 1951–2001
Hallgeir held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Torgrim in 16.
Highest recorded here: Hallgeir #99 in 1956, Torgrim #239 in 1970.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2001: Hallgeir #546, Torgrim #437.
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 | Hallgeir | Torgrim |
|---|---|---|
| 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 #546 (2001) | Norway · Boys #416 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Hallgeir and Torgrim both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Hallgeir
Popularity journey
First recorded1951
First recorded at #357 among boys in Norway in 1951 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1951–2001
Highest recorded position: #99 among boys in Norway, in 1956 (recorded 1951–2001).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2001
Most recently recorded at #546 among boys in Norway, in 2001.
Norway · Boys
Torgrim
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #253 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: #239 among boys in Norway, in 1970 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #416 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys