Kolbjørn vs Thore
Kolbjørn and Thorecompared 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 1992, Kolbjørn was ranked #549 and Thore #568 among boys in Norway.
Kolbjørn and Thore over time
Kolbjørn and Thore appear together in 1 published list, across 41 years of shared records. Thore held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Kolbjørn 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.
Thore reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Kolbjørn 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
Kolbjørn and Thore changed places 5 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 1992, ending at #549 and #568.
- Longest-running competitions
Kolbjørn and Thore were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 41 years, from 1945 to 1992, ending at #549 and #568.
List by list
Norway · Boys41 shared years, 1945–1992
Kolbjørn held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Thore in 37.
Highest recorded here: Kolbjørn #128 in 1949, Thore #98 in 1945.
The order changed in 1992: Kolbjørn moved ahead. In 1991 they stood at #579 and #510; by 1992 that had become #549 and #568.
Most recent shared year, 1992: Kolbjørn #549, Thore #568.
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 | Kolbjørn | Thore |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #519 (2018) | Norway · Boys #568 (2006) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Kolbjørn has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Thore.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Kolbjørn
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #144 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2018
Highest recorded position: #128 among boys in Norway, in 1949 (recorded 1945–2018).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2018
Most recently recorded at #519 among boys in Norway, in 2018.
Norway · Boys
Thore
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #98 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2006
Highest recorded position: #98 among boys in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–2006).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2006
Most recently recorded at #568 among boys in Norway, in 2006.
Norway · Boys