Hilmar vs Sjur
Hilmar and Sjurcompared 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, Hilmar was ranked #377 and Sjur #330 among boys in Norway.
Hilmar and Sjur over time
Hilmar and Sjur appear together in 1 published list, across 40 years of shared records. Sjur held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Hilmar 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.
Hilmar reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Sjur 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 1952, Sjur moved ahead of Hilmar in Norway · Boys — #211 and #238 the year before became #301 and #183.
- Longest-running competitions
Hilmar and Sjur were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 40 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #377 and #330.
List by list
Norway · Boys40 shared years, 1945–2025
Hilmar held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Sjur in 36.
Highest recorded here: Hilmar #196 in 1946, Sjur #183 in 1952.
The order changed in 1952: Sjur moved ahead. In 1951 they stood at #211 and #238; by 1952 that had become #301 and #183.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Hilmar #377, Sjur #330.
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 | Hilmar | Sjur |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #377 (2025) | Norway · Boys #330 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Hilmar has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Sjur.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
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
Sjur
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #251 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: #177 among boys in Norway, in 1963 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #330 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys