Roar vs Vidar
Roar and Vidarcompared 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 2023, Roar was ranked #482 and Vidar #401 among boys in Norway.
Roar and Vidar over time
Roar and Vidar appear together in 1 published list, across 68 years of shared records. Vidar held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Roar 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.
Roar reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Vidar 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
Roar and Vidar changed places 11 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 2023, ending at #482 and #401.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 68 shared years in Norway · Boys, Roar and Vidar averaged 58.3 places apart, ending at #482 and #401.
- Longest-running competitions
Roar and Vidar were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 68 years, from 1945 to 2023, ending at #482 and #401.
List by list
Norway · Boys68 shared years, 1945–2023
Roar held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Vidar in 62.
Highest recorded here: Roar #36 in 1954, Vidar #25 in 1959.
The order changed in 2016: Vidar moved ahead. In 2015 they stood at #450 and #480; by 2016 that had become #536 and #470.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Roar #482, Vidar #401.
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.
Where to go next
Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.
Other comparisons involving Vidar
Pairs where Vidar shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.
- Johannes vs Vidar
In 1945 they stood at #75 and #71 in Norway · Boys, 4 places apart; by 2025 they were #8 and #478.
Johannes · Vidar · 78 shared years, 1945–2025 · Started together, ended far apart
- Kristian vs Vidar
In 1945 they stood at #79 and #71 in Norway · Boys, 8 places apart; by 2025 they were #102 and #478.
Kristian · Vidar · 78 shared years, 1945–2025 · Started together, ended far apart
- Frank vs Vidar
Frank and Vidar changed places 36 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 2025, ending at #459 and #478.
Frank · Vidar · 77 shared years, 1945–2025 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
- Dag vs Vidar
Dag and Vidar changed places 28 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 2025, ending at #426 and #478.
Dag · Vidar · 74 shared years, 1945–2025 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
Side by side
| Field | Roar | Vidar |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #4270 (2024) | Norway · Boys #478 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Roar has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Vidar.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Roar
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #52 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2023
Highest recorded position: #36 among boys in Norway, in 1954 (recorded 1945–2023).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #482 among boys in Norway, in 2023.
Norway · Boys
Vidar
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #71 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: #25 among boys in Norway, in 1959 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #478 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys