Arild vs Claus
Arild and Clauscompared 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 2000, Arild was ranked #266 and Claus #491 among boys in Norway.
Arild and Claus over time
Arild and Claus appear together in 1 published list, across 39 years of shared records. Arild held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Claus in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Arild reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Claus 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
Arild and Claus were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 39 years, from 1945 to 2000, ending at #266 and #491.
List by list
Norway · Boys39 shared years, 1945–2000
Arild held the stronger position in 39 of those years, Claus in 0.
Highest recorded here: Arild #22 in 1949, Claus #213 in 1960.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2000: Arild #266, Claus #491.
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 | Arild | Claus |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #489 (2025) | Norway · Boys #491 (2000) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Arild has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Claus.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Arild
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #32 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: #22 among boys in Norway, in 1949 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #489 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Claus
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #297 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2000
Highest recorded position: #213 among boys in Norway, in 1960 (recorded 1945–2000).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2000
Most recently recorded at #491 among boys in Norway, in 2000.
Norway · Boys