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Arild vs Erik

Arild and Erik compared 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, Arild was ranked #489 and Erik #64 among boys in Norway.

Arild and Erik over time

Norway · Boys
#30#100#30019452025Arild #489Erik #641945: Arild #32, Erik #271946: Arild #27, Erik #251947: Arild #27, Erik #261948: Arild #24, Erik #271949: Arild #22, Erik #261950: Arild #24, Erik #231951: Arild #27, Erik #251952: Arild #27, Erik #311953: Arild #22, Erik #251954: Arild #25, Erik #281955: Arild #27, Erik #281956: Arild #23, Erik #291957: Arild #26, Erik #281958: Arild #28, Erik #301959: Arild #27, Erik #261960: Arild #27, Erik #231961: Arild #30, Erik #221962: Arild #23, Erik #221963: Arild #27, Erik #211964: Arild #27, Erik #231965: Arild #36, Erik #211966: Arild #27, Erik #191967: Arild #33, Erik #171968: Arild #36, Erik #231969: Arild #36, Erik #201970: Arild #45, Erik #271971: Arild #41, Erik #301972: Arild #44, Erik #301973: Arild #44, Erik #291974: Arild #51, Erik #291975: Arild #55, Erik #381976: Arild #60, Erik #261977: Arild #74, Erik #231978: Arild #64, Erik #191979: Arild #74, Erik #191980: Arild #86, Erik #171981: Arild #94, Erik #151982: Arild #101, Erik #181983: Arild #123, Erik #201984: Arild #117, Erik #201985: Arild #133, Erik #201986: Arild #137, Erik #231987: Arild #129, Erik #231988: Arild #156, Erik #201989: Arild #172, Erik #201990: Arild #179, Erik #201991: Arild #204, Erik #261992: Arild #228, Erik #281993: Arild #267, Erik #281994: Arild #225, Erik #251995: Arild #218, Erik #231996: Arild #221, Erik #261997: Arild #251, Erik #261998: Arild #260, Erik #291999: Arild #211, Erik #292000: Arild #266, Erik #282001: Arild #332, Erik #302002: Arild #462, Erik #312003: Arild #364, Erik #222004: Arild #312, Erik #312005: Arild #518, Erik #282006: Arild #367, Erik #322007: Arild #470, Erik #272009: Arild #478, Erik #312010: Arild #443, Erik #322011: Arild #485, Erik #302014: Arild #408, Erik #362016: Arild #514, Erik #372017: Arild #442, Erik #482018: Arild #506, Erik #332019: Arild #452, Erik #482020: Arild #443, Erik #422022: Arild #356, Erik #642023: Arild #498, Erik #592025: Arild #489, Erik #64

Higher on the chart is a stronger position. The scale is logarithmic, so the gap from #1 to #10 is drawn as large as the gap from #100 to #1,000.

Arild and Erik over time

Arild and Erik appear together in 1 published list, across 75 years of shared records. Erik held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Arild 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 Erik 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.

List by list

  • Norway · Boys75 shared years, 1945–2025

    Arild held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Erik in 66.

    Highest recorded here: Arild #22 in 1949, Erik #15 in 1981.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Arild #489, Erik #64.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Arild

Pairs where Arild shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other comparisons involving Erik

Pairs where Erik shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — started together, ended far apart.

All started together, ended far apart →

Other pairs from Norway lists

Pairs measured inside Norway's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

Norway overview →

Other pairs ranked together in the 2020s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2020 and 2029.

The 2020s across all registrars →

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Arild, Erik
FieldArildErik
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Editorially researched profile
Gender usagemalemale
MeaningNot yet recordedTraditionally interpreted as 'eternal ruler' or 'honoured ruler'; historically a name borne by kings of Sweden, Denmark and Norway.
OriginNot yet recordedOld Norse
PronunciationNot yet recorded/ˈeːrɪk/
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageNorwayEngland and Wales, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Republic of Ireland, Norway
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Boys #489 (2025)Norway · Boys #64 (2025)
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Erik has a recorded origin (Old Norse); Arild does not have one recorded yet.
  • Arild and Erik both have 2 syllables.
  • A meaning is recorded for Erik; Arild doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in NO.

How each name got here

Arild

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #22 among boys in Norway, in 1949 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #489 among boys in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Boys

Erik

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #27 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #15 among boys in Norway, in 1981 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #408 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys