Amund vs Aron
Amund and Aroncompared 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 2025, Amund was ranked #74 and Aron #78 among boys in Norway.
Amund and Aron over time
Amund and Aron appear together in 1 published list, across 51 years of shared records. Amund held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Aron in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Aron reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Amund 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Amund and Aron were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 51 years, from 1970 to 2025, ending at #74 and #78.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Boys within 2 years — Amund #74 in 2025, Aron #52 in 2023.
List by list
Norway · Boys51 shared years, 1970–2025
Amund held the stronger position in 31 of those years, Aron in 20.
Highest recorded here: Amund #74 in 2025, Aron #52 in 2023.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Amund #74, Aron #78.
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 | Amund | Aron |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | The Polish, Croatian and Scandinavian form of Aaron — etymology uncertain, like Aaron itself, though traditionally connected to Egyptian or Hebrew roots. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Hebrew, via Polish/Croatian/Scandinavian transmission |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɑː.rɔn/ | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Aaron |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #74 (2025) | Norway · Boys #78 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | high |
What the data shows
- Aron has a recorded origin (Hebrew, via Polish/Croatian/Scandinavian transmission); Amund does not have one recorded yet.
- Amund and Aron both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Aron; Amund doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
- The available evidence gives Amund a "medium" Data Confidence level and Aron a "high" level — this reflects how complete and corroborated the underlying evidence is, not a judgement of either name.
How each name got here
Amund
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #197 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #74 among boys in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #74 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Aron
Popularity journey
First recorded1968
First recorded at #267 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1968 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1970–2025
Highest recorded position: #52 among boys in Norway, in 2023 (recorded 1970–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #78 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys