Harald vs Knut
Harald and Knutcompared 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 2025, Harald was ranked #109 and Knut #145 among boys in Norway.
Harald and Knut over time
Harald and Knut appear together in 1 published list, across 81 years of shared records. Knut held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Harald 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.
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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2017, Harald moved ahead of Knut in Norway · Boys — #186 and #152 the year before became #140 and #173.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Harald and Knut changed places 9 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 2025, ending at #109 and #145.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 81 shared years in Norway · Boys, Harald and Knut averaged 35.4 places apart, ending at #109 and #145.
- Longest-running competitions
Harald and Knut were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #109 and #145.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Boys within 2 years — Harald #8 in 1945, Knut #7 in 1945.
List by list
Norway · Boys81 shared years, 1945–2025
Harald held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Knut in 68.
Highest recorded here: Harald #8 in 1945, Knut #7 in 1945.
The order changed in 2017: Harald moved ahead. In 2016 they stood at #186 and #152; by 2017 that had become #140 and #173.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Harald #109, Knut #145.
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 | Harald | Knut |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #109 (2025) | Norway · Boys #145 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 92/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Harald has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Knut.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Harald
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #8 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: #8 among boys in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #109 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Knut
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #7 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: #7 among boys in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #145 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys