Peter vs Yngvar
Peter and Yngvarcompared 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 1993, Peter was ranked #96 and Yngvar #639 among boys in Norway.
Peter and Yngvar over time
Peter and Yngvar appear together in 1 published list, across 40 years of shared records. Peter held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Yngvar in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Yngvar reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Peter 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Peter and Yngvar were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 40 years, from 1945 to 1993, ending at #96 and #639.
List by list
Norway · Boys40 shared years, 1945–1993
Peter held the stronger position in 40 of those years, Yngvar in 0.
Highest recorded here: Peter #85 in 1975, Yngvar #134 in 1949.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1993: Peter #96, Yngvar #639.
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 | Peter | Yngvar |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | From Greek Petros ('stone'), a translation of the Aramaic Cephas, the name Jesus gave to the apostle Simon. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Greek/Aramaic, biblical | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈpit.əɹ/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #152 (2025) | Norway · Boys #639 (1993) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Peter has a recorded origin (Greek/Aramaic, biblical); Yngvar does not have one recorded yet.
- Peter and Yngvar both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Peter; Yngvar doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Peter
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #106 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1952–2006
Highest recorded position: #1 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1954 (recorded 1952–2006).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #174 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Yngvar
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #159 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–1993
Highest recorded position: #134 among boys in Norway, in 1949 (recorded 1945–1993).
Norway · Boys
Most recent1993
Most recently recorded at #639 among boys in Norway, in 1993.
Norway · Boys