Aage vs Arthur
Aage and Arthurcompared 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 2003, Aage was ranked #517 and Arthur #272 among boys in Norway.
Aage and Arthur over time
Aage and Arthur appear together in 1 published list, across 36 years of shared records. Aage held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Arthur 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.
Aage reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Arthur 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
Aage and Arthur changed places 9 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 2003, ending at #517 and #272.
- Longest-running competitions
Aage and Arthur were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 36 years, from 1945 to 2003, ending at #517 and #272.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Boys within 2 years — Aage #85 in 1945, Arthur #122 in 1946.
List by list
Norway · Boys36 shared years, 1945–2003
Aage held the stronger position in 27 of those years, Arthur in 9.
Highest recorded here: Aage #85 in 1945, Arthur #122 in 1946.
The order changed in 1986: Arthur moved ahead. In 1985 they stood at #571 and #606; by 1986 that had become #603 and #563.
Most recent shared year, 2003: Aage #517, Arthur #272.
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 | Aage | Arthur |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Meaning debated — no single origin is established with confidence. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Disputed — possibly Celtic (Brittonic), possibly Roman |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɑɹθər/ | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Art, Artie |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #517 (2003) | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #19 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | high |
What the data shows
- Arthur has a recorded origin (Disputed — possibly Celtic (Brittonic), possibly Roman); Aage does not have one recorded yet.
- Aage and Arthur both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Arthur; Aage doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
- The available evidence gives Aage a "medium" Data Confidence level and Arthur a "high" level — this reflects how complete and corroborated the underlying evidence is, not a judgement of either name.
How each name got here
Aage
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #85 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2003
Highest recorded position: #85 among boys in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–2003).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2003
Most recently recorded at #517 among boys in Norway, in 2003.
Norway · Boys
Arthur
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #153 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #3 among boys in England and Wales, in 2020 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #19 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys