Aaron vs Rikard
Aaron and Rikardcompared 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 2008, Aaron was ranked #303 and Rikard #454 among boys in Norway.
Aaron and Rikard over time
Aaron and Rikard appear together in 1 published list, across 24 years of shared records. Rikard held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Aaron 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.
Rikard reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Aaron 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.
List by list
Norway · Boys24 shared years, 1972–2008
Aaron held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Rikard in 19.
Highest recorded here: Aaron #201 in 2007, Rikard #281 in 1993.
The order changed in 2005: Aaron moved ahead. In 2004 they stood at #390 and #384; by 2005 that had become #272 and #505.
Most recent shared year, 2008: Aaron #303, Rikard #454.
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 | Aaron | Rikard |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Best known as the name of Moses's elder brother and the first high priest of Israel in the Old Testament; the literal meaning of the name itself is not reliably established. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Biblical Hebrew (likely of Egyptian origin) | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɛrən/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #71 (2025) | Norway · Boys #454 (2008) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Aaron has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew (likely of Egyptian origin)); Rikard does not have one recorded yet.
- Aaron and Rikard both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Aaron; Rikard doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Aaron
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #222 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1965–2025
Highest recorded position: #6 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1998 (recorded 1965–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #334 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Rikard
Popularity journey
First recorded1958
First recorded at #479 among boys in Norway in 1958 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1958–2008
Highest recorded position: #262 among boys in Norway, in 1973 (recorded 1958–2008).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2008
Most recently recorded at #454 among boys in Norway, in 2008.
Norway · Boys