Trond vs Wilhelm
Trond and Wilhelmcompared 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 2023, Trond was ranked #446 and Wilhelm #174 among boys in Norway.
Trond and Wilhelm over time
Trond and Wilhelm appear together in 1 published list, across 66 years of shared records. Trond held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Wilhelm 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.
Trond reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Wilhelm 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Trond and Wilhelm were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 66 years, from 1945 to 2023, ending at #446 and #174.
List by list
Norway · Boys66 shared years, 1945–2023
Trond held the stronger position in 52 of those years, Wilhelm in 14.
Highest recorded here: Trond #6 in 1968, Wilhelm #141 in 2016.
The order changed in 2006: Wilhelm moved ahead. In 2005 they stood at #264 and #354; by 2006 that had become #480 and #289.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Trond #446, Wilhelm #174.
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 | Trond | Wilhelm |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #446 (2023) | Norway · Boys #121 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Trond has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Wilhelm.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Trond
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #47 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2023
Highest recorded position: #6 among boys in Norway, in 1968 (recorded 1945–2023).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #446 among boys in Norway, in 2023.
Norway · Boys
Wilhelm
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #237 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: #121 among boys in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #121 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys