Hermann vs Hilmar
Hermann and Hilmarcompared 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, Hermann was ranked #402 and Hilmar #377 among boys in Norway.
Hermann and Hilmar over time
Hermann and Hilmar appear together in 1 published list, across 33 years of shared records. Hermann held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Hilmar in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Hilmar reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Hermann 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
Hermann and Hilmar changed places 12 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 2025, ending at #402 and #377.
- Longest-running competitions
Hermann and Hilmar were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 33 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #402 and #377.
List by list
Norway · Boys33 shared years, 1945–2025
Hermann held the stronger position in 24 of those years, Hilmar in 9.
Highest recorded here: Hermann #174 in 1999, Hilmar #196 in 1946.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Hermann #402, Hilmar #377.
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 | Hermann | Hilmar |
|---|---|---|
| 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 #402 (2025) | Norway · Boys #377 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Hermann and Hilmar both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Hermann
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #240 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: #174 among boys in Norway, in 1999 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #402 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Hilmar
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #205 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: #196 among boys in Norway, in 1946 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #377 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys