Roman vs Tom-Erik
Roman and Tom-Erikcompared 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 1996, Roman was ranked #596 and Tom-Erik #456 among boys in Norway.
Roman and Tom-Erik over time
Roman and Tom-Erik appear together in 1 published list, across 32 years of shared records. Roman held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Tom-Erik 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 Tom-Erik 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Roman and Tom-Erik were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 32 years, from 1959 to 1996, ending at #596 and #456.
List by list
Norway · Boys32 shared years, 1959–1996
Roman held the stronger position in 31 of those years, Tom-Erik in 1.
Highest recorded here: Roman #196 in 1965, Tom-Erik #302 in 1981.
The order changed in 1996: Tom-Erik moved ahead. In 1995 they stood at #509 and #611; by 1996 that had become #596 and #456.
Most recent shared year, 1996: Roman #596, Tom-Erik #456.
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 | Roman | Tom-Erik |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| 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 #456 (1996) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | 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
- Roman has a recorded origin (Latin, widely used across Slavic and Germanic languages); Tom-Erik does not have one recorded yet.
- Roman has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Tom-Erik.
- A meaning is recorded for Roman; Tom-Erik 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
Tom-Erik
Popularity journey
First recorded1959
First recorded at #345 among boys in Norway in 1959 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1959–1996
Highest recorded position: #302 among boys in Norway, in 1981 (recorded 1959–1996).
Norway · Boys
Most recent1996
Most recently recorded at #456 among boys in Norway, in 1996.
Norway · Boys