Ronald vs Tarald
Ronald and Taraldcompared 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 2000, Ronald was ranked #569 and Tarald #317 among boys in Norway.
Ronald and Tarald over time
Ronald and Tarald appear together in 1 published list, across 16 years of shared records. Ronald held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Tarald 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.
Tarald reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Ronald 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.
List by list
Norway · Boys16 shared years, 1945–2000
Ronald held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Tarald in 2.
Highest recorded here: Ronald #140 in 1952, Tarald #287 in 1946.
The order changed in 2000: Tarald moved ahead. In 1999 they stood at #571 and #575; by 2000 that had become #569 and #317.
Most recent shared year, 2000: Ronald #569, Tarald #317.
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 | Ronald | Tarald |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Scotland · Boys #619 (2024) | Norway · Boys #495 (2021) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ronald and Tarald both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Ronald
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #202 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1952–1972
Highest recorded position: #24 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1952 (recorded 1952–1972).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #796 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys
Tarald
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #336 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2021
Highest recorded position: #287 among boys in Norway, in 1946 (recorded 1945–2021).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2021
Most recently recorded at #495 among boys in Norway, in 2021.
Norway · Boys