Kjetil vs Tommy
Kjetil and Tommycompared 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 2022, Kjetil was ranked #420 and Tommy #430 among boys in Norway.
Kjetil and Tommy over time
Kjetil and Tommy appear together in 1 published list, across 75 years of shared records. Kjetil held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Tommy in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Kjetil reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Tommy 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
Kjetil and Tommy changed places 14 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 2022, ending at #420 and #430.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 75 shared years in Norway · Boys, Kjetil and Tommy averaged 36.0 places apart, ending at #420 and #430.
- Longest-running competitions
Kjetil and Tommy were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 75 years, from 1945 to 2022, ending at #420 and #430.
List by list
Norway · Boys75 shared years, 1945–2022
Kjetil held the stronger position in 41 of those years, Tommy in 34.
Highest recorded here: Kjetil #14 in 1971, Tommy #11 in 1976.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Kjetil #420, Tommy #430.
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 | Kjetil | Tommy |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #420 (2022) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #27 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Kjetil and Tommy both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Kjetil
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #200 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2022
Highest recorded position: #14 among boys in Norway, in 1971 (recorded 1945–2022).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2022
Most recently recorded at #420 among boys in Norway, in 2022.
Norway · Boys
Tommy
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #268 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1999–2024
Highest recorded position: #11 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2023 (recorded 1999–2024).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #97 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys