Torben vs Waldemar
Torben and Waldemarcompared 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, Torben was ranked #441 and Waldemar #479 among boys in Norway.
Torben and Waldemar over time
Torben and Waldemar appear together in 1 published list, across 35 years of shared records. Waldemar held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Torben 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.
Waldemar reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Torben 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
Torben and Waldemar changed places 5 times in Norway · Boys between 1956 and 2025, ending at #441 and #479.
- Longest-running competitions
Torben and Waldemar were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 35 years, from 1956 to 2025, ending at #441 and #479.
List by list
Norway · Boys35 shared years, 1956–2025
Torben held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Waldemar in 19.
Highest recorded here: Torben #231 in 1971, Waldemar #224 in 1967.
The order changed in 1987: Torben moved ahead. In 1986 they stood at #643 and #605; by 1987 that had become #600 and #645.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Torben #441, Waldemar #479.
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 | Torben | Waldemar |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #441 (2025) | Norway · Boys #479 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Torben has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Waldemar.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Torben
Popularity journey
First recorded1953
First recorded at #379 among boys in Norway in 1953 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1953–2025
Highest recorded position: #231 among boys in Norway, in 1971 (recorded 1953–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #441 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Waldemar
Popularity journey
First recorded1956
First recorded at #292 among boys in Norway in 1956 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1956–2025
Highest recorded position: #201 among boys in Norway, in 1965 (recorded 1956–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #479 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys