Paal vs Ørjan
Paal and Ørjancompared 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 2005, Paal was ranked #439 and Ørjan #170 among boys in Norway.
Paal and Ørjan over time
Paal and Ørjan appear together in 1 published list, across 49 years of shared records. Ørjan held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Paal in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Paal reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Ørjan 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
Paal and Ørjan changed places 4 times in Norway · Boys between 1950 and 2005, ending at #439 and #170.
- Longest-running competitions
Paal and Ørjan were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 49 years, from 1950 to 2005, ending at #439 and #170.
List by list
Norway · Boys49 shared years, 1950–2005
Paal held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Ørjan in 38.
Highest recorded here: Paal #144 in 1967, Ørjan #50 in 1977.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2005: Paal #439, Ørjan #170.
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 | Ørjan |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #439 (2005) | Norway · Boys #508 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Paal and Ørjan both have 1 syllable.
- 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
Ørjan
Popularity journey
First recorded1950
First recorded at #286 among boys in Norway in 1950 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1950–2024
Highest recorded position: #50 among boys in Norway, in 1977 (recorded 1950–2024).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #508 among boys in Norway, in 2024.
Norway · Boys