Ludvig vs Waldemar
Ludvig and Waldemarcompared 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 Waldemar #479 among boys in Norway.
Ludvig and Waldemar over time
Ludvig and Waldemar appear together in 1 published list, across 27 years of shared records. Ludvig held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Waldemar 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.
Waldemar 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 Waldemar changed places 5 times in Norway · Boys between 1957 and 2025, ending at #13 and #479.
- Mirrored each other
Over 27 shared years in Norway · Boys, Ludvig rose about as far as Waldemar fell — from #404 and #265 in 1957 to #13 and #479 in 2025.
List by list
Norway · Boys27 shared years, 1957–2025
Ludvig held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Waldemar in 13.
Highest recorded here: Ludvig #13 in 2025, Waldemar #201 in 1965.
The order changed in 1995: Ludvig moved ahead. In 1994 they stood at #517 and #490; by 1995 that had become #248 and #618.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ludvig #13, Waldemar #479.
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 | Waldemar |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #13 (2025) | Norway · Boys #479 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ludvig has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Waldemar.
- 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
Waldemar
Popularity journey
First recorded1956
First recorded at #292 among boys in Norway in 1956 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1956–2025
Highest recorded position: #201 among boys in Norway, in 1965 (recorded 1956–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #479 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys