Håvar vs Viggo
Håvar and Viggocompared 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 2010, Håvar was ranked #501 and Viggo #376 among boys in Norway.
Håvar and Viggo over time
Håvar and Viggo appear together in 1 published list, across 30 years of shared records. Viggo held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Håvar in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Viggo reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Håvar 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
Håvar and Viggo changed places 8 times in Norway · Boys between 1964 and 2010, ending at #501 and #376.
- Longest-running competitions
Håvar and Viggo were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 30 years, from 1964 to 2010, ending at #501 and #376.
List by list
Norway · Boys30 shared years, 1964–2010
Håvar held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Viggo in 18.
Highest recorded here: Håvar #253 in 1977, Viggo #156 in 1964.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2010: Håvar #501, Viggo #376.
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 | Håvar | Viggo |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #501 (2010) | Norway · Boys #306 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Håvar has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Viggo.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Håvar
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #507 among boys in Norway in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1964–2010
Highest recorded position: #253 among boys in Norway, in 1977 (recorded 1964–2010).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2010
Most recently recorded at #501 among boys in Norway, in 2010.
Norway · Boys
Viggo
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #112 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: #104 among boys in Norway, in 1947 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1124 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys