Ailo vs Arthur
Ailo 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.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2025, Ailo was ranked #5137 and Arthur #5 among boys in England and Wales.
Norway · Boys
In 2025, Ailo was ranked #176 and Arthur #83 among boys in Norway.
Ailo and Arthur over time
Ailo and Arthur appear together in 1 published list, across 20 years of shared records. Arthur held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Ailo in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
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
Ailo and Arthur changed places 4 times in Norway · Boys between 2004 and 2025, ending at #176 and #83.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 20 shared years in Norway · Boys, Ailo and Arthur averaged 59.5 places apart, ending at #176 and #83.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Boys within 2 years — Ailo #125 in 2020, Arthur #74 in 2020.
List by list
Norway · Boys20 shared years, 2004–2025
Ailo held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Arthur in 14.
Highest recorded here: Ailo #125 in 2020, Arthur #74 in 2020.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ailo #176, Arthur #83.
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 | Ailo | 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 | Not yet recorded | /ˈɑɹθər/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Art, Artie |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #176 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #5 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | high |
What the data shows
- Arthur has a recorded origin (Disputed — possibly Celtic (Brittonic), possibly Roman); Ailo does not have one recorded yet.
- Ailo and Arthur both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Arthur; Ailo doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
- The available evidence gives Ailo 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
Ailo
Popularity journey
First recorded2004
First recorded at #392 among boys in Norway in 2004 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded2004–2025
Highest recorded position: #125 among boys in Norway, in 2020 (recorded 2004–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #5137 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · 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 recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #3 among boys in England and Wales, in 2020 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #5 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys