Ravn vs Tormod
Ravn and Tormodcompared 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 2025, Ravn was ranked #329 and Tormod #477 among boys in Norway.
Ravn and Tormod over time
Ravn and Tormod appear together in 1 published list, across 28 years of shared records. Tormod held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Ravn 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.
Tormod reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Ravn 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
Ravn and Tormod changed places 11 times in Norway · Boys between 1988 and 2025, ending at #329 and #477.
List by list
Norway · Boys28 shared years, 1988–2025
Ravn held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Tormod in 17.
Highest recorded here: Ravn #300 in 2019, Tormod #231 in 1998.
The order changed in 2023: Ravn moved ahead. In 2022 they stood at #492 and #398; by 2023 that had become #305 and #376.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ravn #329, Tormod #477.
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 | Ravn | Tormod |
|---|---|---|
| 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 #329 (2025) | Norway · Boys #477 (2025) |
| 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
- Ravn has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Tormod.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Ravn
Popularity journey
First recorded1988
First recorded at #647 among boys in Norway in 1988 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1988–2025
Highest recorded position: #300 among boys in Norway, in 2019 (recorded 1988–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #329 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Tormod
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #101 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: #85 among boys in Norway, in 1949 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #477 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys