Sondre vs Torger
Sondre and Torgercompared 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 2004, Sondre was ranked #16 and Torger #583 among boys in Norway.
Sondre and Torger over time
Sondre and Torger appear together in 1 published list, across 19 years of shared records. Sondre held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Torger 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.
Sondre reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Torger 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 · Boys19 shared years, 1966–2004
Sondre held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Torger in 2.
Highest recorded here: Sondre #10 in 1993, Torger #394 in 2001.
The order changed in 1972: Sondre moved ahead. In 1971 they stood at #510 and #477; by 1972 that had become #263 and #536.
Most recent shared year, 2004: Sondre #16, Torger #583.
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 | Sondre | Torger |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #140 (2025) | Norway · Boys #583 (2004) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Sondre and Torger both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Sondre
Popularity journey
First recorded1966
First recorded at #512 among boys in Norway in 1966 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1966–2025
Highest recorded position: #10 among boys in Norway, in 1993 (recorded 1966–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #140 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Torger
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #243 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2004
Highest recorded position: #206 among boys in Norway, in 1947 (recorded 1945–2004).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2004
Most recently recorded at #583 among boys in Norway, in 2004.
Norway · Boys