Roger vs Tor
Roger and Torcompared 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 2013, Roger was ranked #514 and Tor #146 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2022, Roger was ranked #1781 and Tor #3449 among boys in England and Wales.
Roger and Tor over time
Roger and Tor appear together in 2 published lists, across 89 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
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
Roger and Tor changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2022, ending at #1781 and #3449.
- Longest-running competitions
Roger and Tor were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 62 years, from 1945 to 2013, ending at #514 and #146.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Roger #694 in 1997, Tor #1281 in 1999.
List by list
Norway · Boys62 shared years, 1945–2013
Roger held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Tor in 62.
Highest recorded here: Roger #18 in 1972, Tor #10 in 1948.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2013: Roger #514, Tor #146.
England and Wales · Boys27 shared years, 1996–2022
Roger held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Tor in 1.
Highest recorded here: Roger #694 in 1997, Tor #1281 in 1999.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Roger #1781, Tor #3449.
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 | Roger | Tor |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #2263 (2024) | Norway · Boys #203 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Roger has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Tor.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Roger
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #86 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2013
Highest recorded position: #18 among boys in Norway, in 1972 (recorded 1945–2013).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2263 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys
Tor
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #14 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: #10 among boys in Norway, in 1948 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #203 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys