Melvin vs Wilmer
Melvin and Wilmercompared 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, Melvin was ranked #135 and Wilmer #184 among boys in Norway.
Melvin and Wilmer over time
Melvin and Wilmer appear together in 1 published list, across 18 years of shared records. Melvin held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Wilmer in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Wilmer reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Melvin 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
Melvin and Wilmer changed places 4 times in Norway · Boys between 2008 and 2025, ending at #135 and #184.
List by list
Norway · Boys18 shared years, 2008–2025
Melvin held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Wilmer in 3.
Highest recorded here: Melvin #119 in 2023, Wilmer #174 in 2018.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Melvin #135, Wilmer #184.
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 | Melvin | Wilmer |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #135 (2025) | Norway · Boys #184 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Melvin and Wilmer both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Melvin
Popularity journey
First recorded1948
First recorded at #336 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: #119 among boys in Norway, in 2023 (recorded 1948–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1705 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Wilmer
Popularity journey
First recorded2008
First recorded at #578 among boys in Norway in 2008 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded2008–2025
Highest recorded position: #174 among boys in Norway, in 2018 (recorded 2008–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #184 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys