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Hermod vs Terje

Hermod and Terjecompared 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 2019, Hermod was ranked #501 and Terje #516 among boys in Norway.

Hermod and Terje over time

Hermod and Terje appear together in 1 published list, across 26 years of shared records. Terje held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Hermod 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.

Hermod reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Terje 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 · Boys26 shared years, 19452019

    Hermod held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Terje in 25.

    Highest recorded here: Hermod #176 in 1945, Terje #6 in 1953.

    The order changed in 2019: Hermod moved ahead. In 2018 they stood at #613 and #23; by 2019 that had become #501 and #516.

    Most recent shared year, 2019: Hermod #501, Terje #516.

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 Terje

Pairs where Terje shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Hermod, Terje
FieldHermodTerje
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagemalemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageNONO
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Boys #501 (2019)Norway · Boys #300 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)40/10040/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Hermod and Terje both have 2 syllables.
  • Both names have recorded usage in NO.

How each name got here

Hermod

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #176 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1945–2019

    Highest recorded position: #176 among boys in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–2019).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2019

    Most recently recorded at #501 among boys in Norway, in 2019.

    Norway · Boys

Terje

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #10 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #5 among boys in Norway, in 1960 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #300 among boys in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Boys