Harald vs Ådne
Harald and Ådnecompared 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 Ådne #273 among boys in Norway.
Harald and Ådne over time
Harald and Ådne appear together in 1 published list, across 67 years of shared records. Harald held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Ådne in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Harald reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Ådne 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
Harald and Ådne changed places 4 times in Norway · Boys between 1947 and 2025, ending at #109 and #273.
- Longest-running competitions
Harald and Ådne were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 67 years, from 1947 to 2025, ending at #109 and #273.
List by list
Norway · Boys67 shared years, 1947–2025
Harald held the stronger position in 64 of those years, Ådne in 3.
Highest recorded here: Harald #11 in 1947, Ådne #128 in 1999.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Harald #109, Ådne #273.
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 Harald
Pairs where Harald shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.
- Harald vs Rolf
In 1945 they stood at #8 and #15 in Norway · Boys, 7 places apart; by 2025 they were #109 and #437.
Harald · Rolf · 81 shared years, 1945–2025 · Started together, ended far apart
- Odd vs Harald
In 1945 they stood at #9 and #8 in Norway · Boys, 1 places apart; by 2025 they were #413 and #109.
Odd · Harald · 80 shared years, 1945–2025 · Started together, ended far apart
- Aksel vs Harald
Aksel and Harald were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #25 and #109.
Aksel · Harald · 81 shared years, 1945–2025 · Longest-running competitions
- Anders vs Harald
Anders and Harald were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #293 and #109.
Anders · Harald · 81 shared years, 1945–2025 · Longest-running competitions
Side by side
| Field | Harald | Ådne |
|---|---|---|
| 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 #273 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Harald has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Ådne.
- 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 #5137 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Ådne
Popularity journey
First recorded1947
First recorded at #292 among boys in Norway in 1947 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1947–2025
Highest recorded position: #128 among boys in Norway, in 1999 (recorded 1947–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #273 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys