Niklas vs Tord
Niklas and Tordcompared 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, Niklas was ranked #215 and Tord #367 among boys in Norway.
Niklas and Tord over time
Niklas and Tord appear together in 1 published list, across 56 years of shared records. Niklas held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Tord 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.
Tord reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Niklas 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 1995, Niklas moved ahead of Tord in Norway · Boys — #173 and #147 the year before became #119 and #133.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Niklas and Tord changed places 9 times in Norway · Boys between 1969 and 2025, ending at #215 and #367.
- Longest-running competitions
Niklas and Tord were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 56 years, from 1969 to 2025, ending at #215 and #367.
List by list
Norway · Boys56 shared years, 1969–2025
Niklas held the stronger position in 38 of those years, Tord in 18.
Highest recorded here: Niklas #86 in 1998, Tord #114 in 1992.
The order changed in 1995: Niklas moved ahead. In 1994 they stood at #173 and #147; by 1995 that had become #119 and #133.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Niklas #215, Tord #367.
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 | Niklas | Tord |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #215 (2025) | Norway · Boys #367 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Niklas has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Tord.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Niklas
Popularity journey
First recorded1969
First recorded at #578 among boys in Norway in 1969 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1969–2025
Highest recorded position: #86 among boys in Norway, in 1998 (recorded 1969–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #215 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Tord
Popularity journey
First recorded1948
First recorded at #365 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: #114 among boys in Norway, in 1992 (recorded 1948–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #367 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys