Ludvig vs Salman
Ludvig and Salmancompared 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 2024, Ludvig was ranked #15 and Salman #385 among boys in Norway.
Ludvig and Salman over time
Ludvig and Salman appear together in 1 published list, across 29 years of shared records. Ludvig held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Salman in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Salman reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Ludvig 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 · Boys29 shared years, 1982–2024
Ludvig held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Salman in 0.
Highest recorded here: Ludvig #15 in 2024, Salman #275 in 2016.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ludvig #15, Salman #385.
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.
Where to go next
Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.
Other comparisons involving Ludvig
Pairs where Ludvig shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.
- Ludvig vs Einar
Over 60 shared years in Norway · Boys, Ludvig rose about as far as Einar fell — from #287 and #23 in 1945 to #13 and #57 in 2025.
Ludvig · Einar · 60 shared years, 1945–2025 · Mirrored each other
- Morten vs Ludvig
Over 60 shared years in Norway · Boys, Ludvig rose about as far as Morten fell — from #107 and #287 in 1945 to #214 and #13 in 2025.
Morten · Ludvig · 60 shared years, 1945–2025 · Mirrored each other
- Ludvig vs Nils
Over 60 shared years in Norway · Boys, Ludvig rose about as far as Nils fell — from #287 and #26 in 1945 to #13 and #61 in 2025.
Ludvig · Nils · 60 shared years, 1945–2025 · Mirrored each other
- Peter vs Ludvig
Over 60 shared years in Norway · Boys, Ludvig rose about as far as Peter fell — from #106 and #287 in 1945 to #174 and #13 in 2025.
Peter · Ludvig · 60 shared years, 1945–2025 · Mirrored each other
Side by side
| Field | Ludvig | Salman |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #13 (2025) | Norway · Boys #385 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ludvig and Salman both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Ludvig
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #287 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: #13 among boys in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #13 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Salman
Popularity journey
First recorded1979
First recorded at #638 among boys in Norway in 1979 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1979–2024
Highest recorded position: #275 among boys in Norway, in 2016 (recorded 1979–2024).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1235 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys