Joseph vs Torodd
Joseph and Toroddcompared 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 1991, Joseph was ranked #354 and Torodd #640 among boys in Norway.
Joseph and Torodd over time
Joseph and Torodd appear together in 1 published list, across 16 years of shared records. Joseph held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Torodd 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.
Joseph reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Torodd 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.
List by list
Norway · Boys16 shared years, 1949–1991
Joseph held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Torodd in 5.
Highest recorded here: Joseph #326 in 1949, Torodd #237 in 1956.
The order changed in 1962: Joseph moved ahead. In 1961 they stood at #474 and #377; by 1962 that had become #326 and #513.
Most recent shared year, 1991: Joseph #354, Torodd #640.
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 | Joseph | Torodd |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #33 (2025) | Norway · Boys #640 (1991) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Joseph and Torodd both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Joseph
Popularity journey
First recorded1949
First recorded at #326 among boys in Norway in 1949 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #7 among boys in England and Wales, in 2000 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #33 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Torodd
Popularity journey
First recorded1947
First recorded at #346 among boys in Norway in 1947 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1947–1991
Highest recorded position: #237 among boys in Norway, in 1948 (recorded 1947–1991).
Norway · Boys
Most recent1991
Most recently recorded at #640 among boys in Norway, in 1991.
Norway · Boys