Thorvald vs Vegard
Thorvald and Vegardcompared 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, Thorvald was ranked #291 and Vegard #219 among boys in Norway.
Thorvald and Vegard over time
Thorvald and Vegard appear together in 1 published list, across 46 years of shared records. Vegard held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Thorvald 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.
Thorvald reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Vegard 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
Thorvald and Vegard changed places 5 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 2025, ending at #291 and #219.
- Longest-running competitions
Thorvald and Vegard were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 46 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #291 and #219.
List by list
Norway · Boys46 shared years, 1945–2025
Thorvald held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Vegard in 40.
Highest recorded here: Thorvald #240 in 1947, Vegard #28 in 1996.
The order changed in 1960: Vegard moved ahead. In 1959 they stood at #405 and #451; by 1960 that had become #494 and #250.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Thorvald #291, Vegard #219.
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.
Where to go next
Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.
Other comparisons involving Vegard
Pairs where Vegard shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.
- Raymond vs Vegard
Over 60 shared years in Norway · Boys, Vegard rose about as far as Raymond fell — from #265 and #291 in 1945 to #487 and #94 in 2008.
Raymond · Vegard · 60 shared years, 1945–2008 · Mirrored each other
- Sondre vs Vegard
Over 59 shared years in Norway · Boys, Sondre rose about as far as Vegard fell — from #512 and #132 in 1966 to #140 and #219 in 2025.
Sondre · Vegard · 59 shared years, 1966–2025 · Mirrored each other
- Sebastian vs Vegard
Over 58 shared years in Norway · Boys, Sebastian rose about as far as Vegard fell — from #415 and #119 in 1968 to #53 and #219 in 2025.
Sebastian · Vegard · 58 shared years, 1968–2025 · Mirrored each other
- Tobias vs Vegard
Over 56 shared years in Norway · Boys, Tobias rose about as far as Vegard fell — from #513 and #104 in 1967 to #15 and #219 in 2025.
Tobias · Vegard · 56 shared years, 1967–2025 · Mirrored each other
Side by side
| Field | Thorvald | Vegard |
|---|---|---|
| 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 #291 (2025) | Norway · Boys #219 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Thorvald and Vegard both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Thorvald
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #242 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #240 among boys in Norway, in 1947 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #291 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Vegard
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #291 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #19 among boys in Norway, in 1987 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #219 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys