Roman vs Tarjei
Roman and Tarjeicompared 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, Roman was ranked #438 and Tarjei #299 among boys in Norway.
Roman and Tarjei over time
Roman and Tarjei appear together in 1 published list, across 49 years of shared records. Roman held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Tarjei 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.
Roman reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Tarjei 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 1990, Tarjei moved ahead of Roman in Norway · Boys — #272 and #303 the year before became #441 and #188.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Roman and Tarjei changed places 7 times in Norway · Boys between 1957 and 2025, ending at #438 and #299.
- Longest-running competitions
Roman and Tarjei were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 49 years, from 1957 to 2025, ending at #438 and #299.
List by list
Norway · Boys49 shared years, 1957–2025
Roman held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Tarjei in 24.
Highest recorded here: Roman #196 in 1965, Tarjei #188 in 1990.
The order changed in 1990: Tarjei moved ahead. In 1989 they stood at #272 and #303; by 1990 that had become #441 and #188.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Roman #438, Tarjei #299.
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 Roman
Pairs where Roman shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.
- Jordan vs Roman
Jordan and Roman averaged 18.8 places apart in New Zealand · Boys, and 220 places apart in England and Wales · Boys.
Jordan · Roman · 30 shared years, 1996–2025 · Close in one country, far apart in another
- Hugo vs Roman
In England and Wales · Boys, Roman moved into the top 50 at #28 in 2020 as Hugo fell out of it to #51, having been #48 the year before.
Hugo · Roman · 30 shared years, 1996–2025 · One took the other's place near the top
Side by side
| Field | Roman | Tarjei |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | From the Latin Romanus, meaning 'Roman' — borne by several early saints and medieval rulers of Bulgaria, Kyiv and Moldavia. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Latin, widely used across Slavic and Germanic languages | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈro.man/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #27 (2025) | Norway · Boys #299 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Roman has a recorded origin (Latin, widely used across Slavic and Germanic languages); Tarjei does not have one recorded yet.
- Roman and Tarjei both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Roman; Tarjei doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Roman
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #333 among boys in Norway in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #23 among boys in England and Wales, in 2021 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #27 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Tarjei
Popularity journey
First recorded1947
First recorded at #360 among boys in Norway in 1947 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1947–2025
Highest recorded position: #188 among boys in Norway, in 1990 (recorded 1947–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #299 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys