Torjus vs Ulrik
Torjus and Ulrikcompared 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, Torjus was ranked #198 and Ulrik #14 among boys in Norway.
Torjus and Ulrik over time
Torjus and Ulrik appear together in 1 published list, across 47 years of shared records. Ulrik held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Torjus 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.
Torjus reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Ulrik 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 1994, Ulrik moved ahead of Torjus in Norway · Boys — #249 and #260 the year before became #303 and #169.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Torjus and Ulrik changed places 5 times in Norway · Boys between 1975 and 2025, ending at #198 and #14.
- Longest-running competitions
Torjus and Ulrik were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 47 years, from 1975 to 2025, ending at #198 and #14.
List by list
Norway · Boys47 shared years, 1975–2025
Torjus held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Ulrik in 43.
Highest recorded here: Torjus #138 in 2007, Ulrik #14 in 2025.
The order changed in 1994: Ulrik moved ahead. In 1993 they stood at #249 and #260; by 1994 that had become #303 and #169.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Torjus #198, Ulrik #14.
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 | Torjus | Ulrik |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #198 (2025) | Norway · Boys #14 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Torjus and Ulrik both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Torjus
Popularity journey
First recorded1975
First recorded at #541 among boys in Norway in 1975 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1975–2025
Highest recorded position: #138 among boys in Norway, in 2007 (recorded 1975–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #198 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Ulrik
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #364 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1946–2025
Highest recorded position: #14 among boys in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1946–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #14 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys