Ludvig vs Theodor
Ludvig and Theodorcompared 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, Ludvig was ranked #13 and Theodor #11 among boys in Norway.
Ludvig and Theodor over time
Ludvig and Theodor appear together in 1 published list, across 41 years of shared records. Theodor held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Ludvig in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Theodor 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.
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
Ludvig and Theodor changed places 7 times in Norway · Boys between 1948 and 2025, ending at #13 and #11.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 41 shared years in Norway · Boys, Ludvig and Theodor averaged 46.6 places apart, ending at #13 and #11.
- Longest-running competitions
Ludvig and Theodor were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 41 years, from 1948 to 2025, ending at #13 and #11.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Boys within 2 years — Ludvig #13 in 2025, Theodor #8 in 2024.
List by list
Norway · Boys41 shared years, 1948–2025
Ludvig held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Theodor in 34.
Highest recorded here: Ludvig #13 in 2025, Theodor #8 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ludvig #13, Theodor #11.
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 | Ludvig | Theodor |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | The German form of Theodore, and a Scandinavian, Czech and Romanian variant of Teodor — from Greek 'theos' (god) and 'doron' (gift), 'gift of God'. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Greek roots, transmitted through German and Scandinavian naming traditions as a Teodor variant |
| Pronunciation | /ˈteː.o.doːɐ̯/ | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #13 (2025) | Norway · Boys #11 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Theodor has a recorded origin (Greek roots, transmitted through German and Scandinavian naming traditions as a Teodor variant); Ludvig does not have one recorded yet.
- Ludvig and Theodor both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Theodor; Ludvig doesn't have one written yet.
- 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
Theodor
Popularity journey
First recorded1948
First recorded at #363 among boys in Norway in 1948 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1948–2025
Highest recorded position: #8 among boys in Norway, in 2024 (recorded 1948–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #11 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys