Pedro vs Waldemar
Pedro 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 2014, Pedro was ranked #504 and Waldemar #543 among boys in Norway.
Pedro and Waldemar over time
Pedro and Waldemar appear together in 1 published list, across 26 years of shared records. Waldemar held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Pedro 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 Pedro 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
Pedro and Waldemar changed places 5 times in Norway · Boys between 1959 and 2014, ending at #504 and #543.
List by list
Norway · Boys26 shared years, 1959–2014
Pedro held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Waldemar in 14.
Highest recorded here: Pedro #283 in 1976, Waldemar #201 in 1965.
The order changed in 2009: Pedro moved ahead. In 2008 they stood at #501 and #474; by 2009 that had become #524 and #564.
Most recent shared year, 2014: Pedro #504, Waldemar #543.
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 | Pedro | 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 | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #329 (2025) | Norway · Boys #479 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Pedro has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Waldemar.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Pedro
Popularity journey
First recorded1954
First recorded at #424 among boys in Norway in 1954 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1954–2014
Highest recorded position: #283 among boys in Norway, in 1976 (recorded 1954–2014).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #329 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · 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