Storm vs Viljar
Storm and Viljarcompared 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 2025, Storm was ranked #79 and Viljar #105 among boys in Norway.
Storm and Viljar over time
Storm and Viljar appear together in 1 published list, across 28 years of shared records. Storm held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Viljar 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.
Viljar reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Storm 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2018, Storm moved ahead of Viljar in Norway · Boys — #104 and #93 the year before became #77 and #93.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Storm and Viljar changed places 5 times in Norway · Boys between 1997 and 2025, ending at #79 and #105.
List by list
Norway · Boys28 shared years, 1997–2025
Storm held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Viljar in 7.
Highest recorded here: Storm #50 in 2024, Viljar #91 in 2014.
The order changed in 2018: Storm moved ahead. In 2017 they stood at #104 and #93; by 2018 that had become #77 and #93.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Storm #79, Viljar #105.
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 | Storm | Viljar |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | Used for both boys and girls | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #79 (2025) | Norway · Boys #105 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Storm has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Viljar.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Storm
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1112 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1997–2025
Highest recorded position: #50 among boys in Norway, in 2024 (recorded 1997–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #79 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Viljar
Popularity journey
First recorded1981
First recorded at #663 among boys in Norway in 1981 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1981–2025
Highest recorded position: #91 among boys in Norway, in 2014 (recorded 1981–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #105 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys