Reidar vs Walid
Reidar 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, Reidar was ranked #435 and Walid #518 among boys in Norway.
Reidar and Walid over time
Reidar and Walid appear together in 1 published list, across 30 years of shared records. Reidar held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Walid in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Reidar reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Walid 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
Reidar and Walid changed places 4 times in Norway · Boys between 1966 and 2017, ending at #435 and #518.
- Longest-running competitions
Reidar and Walid were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 30 years, from 1966 to 2017, ending at #435 and #518.
List by list
Norway · Boys30 shared years, 1966–2017
Reidar held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Walid in 2.
Highest recorded here: Reidar #87 in 1966, Walid #353 in 2000.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2017: Reidar #435, Walid #518.
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 | Reidar | 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 | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #515 (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) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Reidar and Walid both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Reidar
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #33 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: #32 among boys in Norway, in 1949 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #515 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