Ronald vs Vaidas
Ronald and Vaidascompared 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 1991, Ronald was ranked #634 and Vaidas #598 among boys in Norway.
Ronald and Vaidas over time
Ronald and Vaidas appear together in 1 published list, across 16 years of shared records. Vaidas held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Ronald 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 Vaidas 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, 1966–1991
Ronald held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Vaidas in 9.
Highest recorded here: Ronald #155 in 1966, Vaidas #277 in 1977.
The order changed in 1977: Vaidas moved ahead. In 1976 they stood at #284 and #311; by 1977 that had become #428 and #277.
Most recent shared year, 1991: Ronald #634, Vaidas #598.
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 | Vaidas |
|---|---|---|
| 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 #598 (1991) |
| 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 Vaidas 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
Vaidas
Popularity journey
First recorded1966
First recorded at #555 among boys in Norway in 1966 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1966–1991
Highest recorded position: #277 among boys in Norway, in 1977 (recorded 1966–1991).
Norway · Boys
Most recent1991
Most recently recorded at #598 among boys in Norway, in 1991.
Norway · Boys