Ronald vs Tord
Ronald and Tordcompared 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 Tord #153 among boys in Norway.
Ronald and Tord over time
Ronald and Tord appear together in 1 published list, across 36 years of shared records. Ronald held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Tord 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.
Ronald reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Tord 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Ronald and Tord changed places 7 times in Norway · Boys between 1948 and 2000, ending at #569 and #153.
- Longest-running competitions
Ronald and Tord were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 36 years, from 1948 to 2000, ending at #569 and #153.
List by list
Norway · Boys36 shared years, 1948–2000
Ronald held the stronger position in 19 of those years, Tord in 17.
Highest recorded here: Ronald #149 in 1958, Tord #114 in 1992.
The order changed in 1977: Tord moved ahead. In 1976 they stood at #284 and #369; by 1977 that had become #428 and #287.
Most recent shared year, 2000: Ronald #569, Tord #153.
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 | Tord |
|---|---|---|
| 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, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Scotland · Boys #619 (2024) | Norway · Boys #367 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ronald has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Tord.
- 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
Tord
Popularity journey
First recorded1948
First recorded at #365 among boys in Norway in 1948 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1948–2025
Highest recorded position: #114 among boys in Norway, in 1992 (recorded 1948–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #367 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys