Roger vs Torstein
Roger and Torsteincompared 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 Torstein #255 among boys in Norway.
Roger and Torstein over time
Roger and Torstein appear together in 1 published list, across 62 years of shared records. Roger held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Torstein 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.
Torstein reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Roger 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 1988, Torstein moved ahead of Roger in Norway · Boys — #127 and #151 the year before became #127 and #111.
- Longest-running competitions
Roger and Torstein were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 62 years, from 1945 to 2013, ending at #514 and #255.
List by list
Norway · Boys62 shared years, 1945–2013
Roger held the stronger position in 41 of those years, Torstein in 21.
Highest recorded here: Roger #18 in 1972, Torstein #79 in 1948.
The order changed in 1988: Torstein moved ahead. In 1987 they stood at #127 and #151; by 1988 that had become #127 and #111.
Most recent shared year, 2013: Roger #514, Torstein #255.
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 | Torstein |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE, NO, NZ | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #2263 (2024) | Norway · Boys #255 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Roger and Torstein both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in 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
Torstein
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #103 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: #79 among boys in Norway, in 1948 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #255 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys