Jesper vs Trym
Jesper and Trymcompared 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, Jesper was ranked #55 and Trym #107 among boys in Norway.
Jesper and Trym over time
Jesper and Trym appear together in 1 published list, across 62 years of shared records. Jesper held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Trym 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.
Jesper reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Trym 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 2016, Jesper moved ahead of Trym in Norway · Boys — #76 and #75 the year before became #72 and #86.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Jesper and Trym changed places 11 times in Norway · Boys between 1963 and 2025, ending at #55 and #107.
- Longest-running competitions
Jesper and Trym were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 62 years, from 1963 to 2025, ending at #55 and #107.
List by list
Norway · Boys62 shared years, 1963–2025
Jesper held the stronger position in 35 of those years, Trym in 27.
Highest recorded here: Jesper #53 in 2004, Trym #45 in 2008.
The order changed in 2016: Jesper moved ahead. In 2015 they stood at #76 and #75; by 2016 that had become #72 and #86.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Jesper #55, Trym #107.
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 | Jesper | Trym |
|---|---|---|
| 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, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #55 (2025) | Norway · Boys #107 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Jesper has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Trym.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Jesper
Popularity journey
First recorded1963
First recorded at #480 among boys in Norway in 1963 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1963–2025
Highest recorded position: #53 among boys in Norway, in 2004 (recorded 1963–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #55 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Trym
Popularity journey
First recorded1960
First recorded at #497 among boys in Norway in 1960 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1960–2025
Highest recorded position: #45 among boys in Norway, in 2008 (recorded 1960–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #107 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys