Ivar vs Tim
Ivar and Timcompared 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, Ivar was ranked #111 and Tim #218 among boys in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2022, Ivar was ranked #657 and Tim #509 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Ivar was ranked #648 and Tim #1859 among boys in England and Wales.
Ivar and Tim over time
Ivar and Tim appear together in 2 published lists, across 76 years of shared records. Ivar held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Tim 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.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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
Ivar and Tim changed places 16 times in Norway · Boys between 1957 and 2025, ending at #111 and #218.
- Longest-running competitions
Ivar and Tim were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 67 years, from 1957 to 2025, ending at #111 and #218.
List by list
Norway · Boys67 shared years, 1957–2025
Ivar held the stronger position in 56 of those years, Tim in 11.
Highest recorded here: Ivar #43 in 1957, Tim #135 in 1988.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ivar #111, Tim #218.
England and Wales · Boys9 shared years, 2016–2024
Ivar held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Tim in 1.
Highest recorded here: Ivar #503 in 2021, Tim #1627 in 2016.
The order changed in 2017: Ivar moved ahead. In 2016 they stood at #3079 and #1627; by 2017 that had become #1124 and #2172.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ivar #648, Tim #1859.
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 | Ivar | Tim |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #111 (2025) | Norway · Boys #218 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ivar has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Tim.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Ivar
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #30 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: #28 among boys in Norway, in 1949 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #111 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Tim
Popularity journey
First recorded1957
First recorded at #414 among boys in Norway in 1957 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1957–2025
Highest recorded position: #135 among boys in Norway, in 1988 (recorded 1957–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #218 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys