Paal vs Torodd
Paal and Toroddcompared 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 1991, Paal was ranked #426 and Torodd #640 among boys in Norway.
Paal and Torodd over time
Paal and Torodd appear together in 1 published list, across 24 years of shared records. Paal held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Torodd in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Torodd reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Paal 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 · Boys24 shared years, 1947–1991
Paal held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Torodd in 2.
Highest recorded here: Paal #144 in 1967, Torodd #237 in 1948.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1991: Paal #426, Torodd #640.
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 | Paal | Torodd |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #439 (2005) | Norway · Boys #640 (1991) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Paal has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Torodd.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Paal
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #183 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2005
Highest recorded position: #144 among boys in Norway, in 1967 (recorded 1945–2005).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2005
Most recently recorded at #439 among boys in Norway, in 2005.
Norway · Boys
Torodd
Popularity journey
First recorded1947
First recorded at #346 among boys in Norway in 1947 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1947–1991
Highest recorded position: #237 among boys in Norway, in 1948 (recorded 1947–1991).
Norway · Boys
Most recent1991
Most recently recorded at #640 among boys in Norway, in 1991.
Norway · Boys