Hjalmar vs Leon
Hjalmar and Leoncompared 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, Hjalmar was ranked #304 and Leon #46 among boys in Norway.
Hjalmar and Leon over time
Hjalmar and Leon appear together in 1 published list, across 49 years of shared records. Leon held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Hjalmar 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.
Hjalmar reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Leon 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
Hjalmar and Leon changed places 11 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 2025, ending at #304 and #46.
- Longest-running competitions
Hjalmar and Leon were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 49 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #304 and #46.
List by list
Norway · Boys49 shared years, 1945–2025
Hjalmar held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Leon in 37.
Highest recorded here: Hjalmar #213 in 1945, Leon #13 in 2014.
The order changed in 1979: Leon moved ahead. In 1978 they stood at #527 and #567; by 1979 that had become #616 and #341.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Hjalmar #304, Leon #46.
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 | Hjalmar | Leon |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | From Greek λέων (leon), meaning 'lion'. Merged with the Latin cognate Leo during the Christian era, making the two forms largely interchangeable across Europe; also used among medieval English Jews. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Greek |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈleː.ɔn/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Leo |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #304 (2025) | Norway · Boys #46 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | high |
What the data shows
- Leon has a recorded origin (Greek); Hjalmar does not have one recorded yet.
- Hjalmar has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Leon.
- A meaning is recorded for Leon; Hjalmar doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
- The available evidence gives Hjalmar a "medium" Data Confidence level and Leon a "high" level — this reflects how complete and corroborated the underlying evidence is, not a judgement of either name.
How each name got here
Hjalmar
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #213 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: #212 among boys in Norway, in 1951 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #304 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Leon
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #306 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: #13 among boys in Norway, in 2014 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #53 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys