Tor-Erik

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Tor-Erik: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Tor-Erik: Recorded since 1964, it reached #287 in 1983, and it was last ranked in 1996.

1registrar recorded it
29times a registrar ranked it
33years from first to last
#287highest recorded position
7groupings it qualifies for

Norway · Boys

Rising

among boys in Norway · 1964–1996

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Norway · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
1964	#523
1965	#547
1967	#547
1968	#478
1971	#460
1972	#535
1973	#481
1974	#478
1975	#338
1976	#347
1977	#570
1978	#430
1979	#421
1980	#351
1981	#451
1982	#378
1983	#287
1984	#478
1985	#602
1986	#555
1987	#599
1988	#527
1989	#484
1990	#512
1991	#432
1992	#517
1993	#485
1995	#471
1996	#378

VerifiedSource: Statistics Norway (SSB) — Born Persons by First Name.Confidence: high.

See all Norway names · Source: Statistics Norway (SSB) — Born Persons by First Name

What the data shows

RisingNorway · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Norway in 29 of the 33 years from 1964 to 1996.

Official data for Norway, 1964–1996 · Statistics Norway (SSB). Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1964
First recorded at #523 among boys in Norway in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1964–1996
Highest recorded position: #287 among boys in Norway, in 1983 (recorded 1964–1996).
Norway · Boys
Most recent1996
Most recently recorded at #378 among boys in Norway, in 1996.
Norway · Boys

Tor-Erik by decade in Norway · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Tor-Erik in Norway · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1960s	18	4 of 10	5
1970sbusiest	79	9 of 10	9
1980s	91	10 of 10	9
1990s	46	6 of 10	8

Across Norway · Boys, the 1970s were its busiest decade — the 9 years of it this list covers, averaging 9 births a year.

See the names Norwayhas recorded the most births with →

Tor-Erik appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for Norway from 1964 to 1996. Highest recorded position: #287 in Norway in 1983.

Tor-Erik's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
1996	Norway	male	#378	10	High	Verified
1995	Norway	male	#471	7	High	Verified
1993	Norway	male	#485	7	High	Verified
1992	Norway	male	#517	6	High	Verified
1991	Norway	male	#432	9	High	Verified
1990	Norway	male	#512	7	High	Verified
1989	Norway	male	#484	8	High	Verified
1988	Norway	male	#527	7	High	Verified
1987	Norway	male	#599	5	High	Verified
1986	Norway	male	#555	6	High	Verified
1985	Norway	male	#602	5	High	Verified
1984	Norway	male	#478	8	High	Verified
1983	Norway	male	#287	18	High	Verified
1982	Norway	male	#378	12	High	Verified
1981	Norway	male	#451	9	High	Verified
1980	Norway	male	#351	13	High	Verified
1979	Norway	male	#421	10	High	Verified
1978	Norway	male	#430	9	High	Verified
1977	Norway	male	#570	5	High	Verified
1976	Norway	male	#347	13	High	Verified
1975	Norway	male	#338	13	High	Verified
1974	Norway	male	#478	8	High	Verified
1973	Norway	male	#481	7	High	Verified
1972	Norway	male	#535	6	High	Verified
1971	Norway	male	#460	8	High	Verified
1968	Norway	male	#478	6	High	Verified
1967	Norway	male	#547	4	High	Verified
1965	Norway	male	#547	4	High	Verified
1964	Norway	male	#523	4	High	Verified

Norway hub — collected by Statistics Norway (SSB)

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 1964 and 1996, ranked in 29 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #287, first reached in 1983.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 18 births, registered in Norway in 1983.

Its record falls into 4 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 2 years.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

Tor · #10, 81y
Tor-Arne · #312, 29y
Tora · #126, 75y
Toralf · #183, 40y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Arvydas · #287, 25y
Torkild · #288, 34y
Gorm · #289, 31y
Danyal · #283, 29y

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1960 and 1969.

Arvydas · #287, 25y
Kathrina · #287, 24y
Robertas · #287, 36y
Katherina · #288, 34y

Tor-Erik was ranked #287 in Norway · Boys in 1983. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Tor-Erik and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Tor-Erik without appearing here.

Tor-Erik moved ahead of

James Compare
In 1995 they stood at #471 and #360 in Norway · Boys; by 1996 that had become #378 and #578.
Francis Compare
In 1990 they stood at #599 and #359 in Norway · Boys; by 1991 that had become #432 and #612.
Steven Compare
In 1995 they stood at #471 and #353 in Norway · Boys; by 1996 that had become #378 and #545.
Harry Compare
In 1990 they stood at #512 and #396 in Norway · Boys; by 1991 that had become #432 and #575.

Moved ahead of Tor-Erik

Nicholas Compare
In 1983 they stood at #287 and #365 in Norway · Boys; by 1984 that had become #478 and #261.
Sander Compare
In 1986 they stood at #555 and #633 in Norway · Boys; by 1987 that had become #599 and #419.
Oliver Compare
In 1983 they stood at #287 and #390 in Norway · Boys; by 1984 that had become #478 and #310.
Leo Compare
In 1985 they stood at #478 and #628 in Norway · Boys; by 1986 that had become #555 and #394.

What's not yet available

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Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Recorded in official data for Norway from 1964 to 1996. Highest recorded position: #287 in Norway in 1983. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.

Tor-Erik

Tor-Erik at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Tor-Erik by decade in Norway · Boys

Tor-Erik appears in

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Tor-Erik at a glance

Tor-Erik by decade in Norway · Boys

Tor-Erik appears in

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Also first recorded in the 1960s

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Tor-Erik moved ahead of

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