Alfhild vs Arna
Alfhild and Arnacompared 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 · Girls
In 1965, Alfhild was ranked #481 and Arna #442 among girls in Norway.
Alfhild and Arna over time
Alfhild and Arna appear together in 1 published list, across 19 years of shared records. Alfhild held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Arna 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.
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
Alfhild and Arna changed places 5 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 1965, ending at #481 and #442.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Alfhild #153 in 1945, Arna #154 in 1945.
List by list
Norway · Girls19 shared years, 1945–1965
Alfhild held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Arna in 4.
Highest recorded here: Alfhild #153 in 1945, Arna #154 in 1945.
The order changed in 1965: Arna moved ahead. In 1964 they stood at #453 and #455; by 1965 that had become #481 and #442.
Most recent shared year, 1965: Alfhild #481, Arna #442.
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 | Alfhild | Arna |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #610 (1980) | England and Wales · Girls #4192 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Alfhild and Arna both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Alfhild
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #153 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1980
Highest recorded position: #153 among girls in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–1980).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1980
Most recently recorded at #610 among girls in Norway, in 1980.
Norway · Girls
Arna
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #154 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1983
Highest recorded position: #154 among girls in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–1983).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4192 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls