Ragnar vs Walid
Ragnar and Walidcompared 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 2017, Ragnar was ranked #237 and Walid #518 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Ragnar was ranked #1460 and Walid #2263 among boys in England and Wales.
Ragnar and Walid over time
Ragnar and Walid appear together in 2 published lists, across 46 years of shared records. Ragnar held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Walid 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.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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
Ragnar and Walid changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Boys between 2014 and 2024, ending at #1460 and #2263.
- Longest-running competitions
Ragnar and Walid were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 35 years, from 1966 to 2017, ending at #237 and #518.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Ragnar #1218 in 2021, Walid #1506 in 2019.
List by list
Norway · Boys35 shared years, 1966–2017
Ragnar held the stronger position in 34 of those years, Walid in 1.
Highest recorded here: Ragnar #95 in 1966, Walid #353 in 2000.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2017: Ragnar #237, Walid #518.
England and Wales · Boys11 shared years, 2014–2024
Ragnar held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Walid in 4.
Highest recorded here: Ragnar #1218 in 2021, Walid #1506 in 2019.
The order changed in 2024: Ragnar moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #1701 and #1610; by 2024 that had become #1460 and #2263.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ragnar #1460, Walid #2263.
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 | Ragnar | Walid |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #196 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #2263 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ragnar and Walid both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Ragnar
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #44 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #42 among boys in Norway, in 1946 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #196 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Walid
Popularity journey
First recorded1966
First recorded at #557 among boys in Norway in 1966 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1966–2017
Highest recorded position: #353 among boys in Norway, in 2000 (recorded 1966–2017).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2263 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys