Arild vs Gøran
Arild and Gørancompared 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 2004, Arild was ranked #312 and Gøran #494 among boys in Norway.
Arild and Gøran over time
Arild and Gøran appear together in 1 published list, across 53 years of shared records. Arild held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Gøran 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 Gøran 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Arild and Gøran changed places 8 times in Norway · Boys between 1949 and 2004, ending at #312 and #494.
- Longest-running competitions
Arild and Gøran were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 53 years, from 1949 to 2004, ending at #312 and #494.
List by list
Norway · Boys53 shared years, 1949–2004
Arild held the stronger position in 45 of those years, Gøran in 8.
Highest recorded here: Arild #22 in 1949, Gøran #124 in 1993.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2004: Arild #312, Gøran #494.
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 | Gøran |
|---|---|---|
| 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 #494 (2004) |
| 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 Gøran.
- 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
Gøran
Popularity journey
First recorded1949
First recorded at #351 among boys in Norway in 1949 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1949–2004
Highest recorded position: #124 among boys in Norway, in 1993 (recorded 1949–2004).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2004
Most recently recorded at #494 among boys in Norway, in 2004.
Norway · Boys