Arild vs Nicolai
Arild and Nicolaicompared 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 Nicolai #171 among boys in Norway.
Arild and Nicolai over time
Arild and Nicolai appear together in 1 published list, across 55 years of shared records. Nicolai held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Arild 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.
Arild reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Nicolai 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 1988, Nicolai moved ahead of Arild in Norway · Boys — #129 and #140 the year before became #156 and #130.
- Longest-running competitions
Arild and Nicolai were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 55 years, from 1960 to 2025, ending at #489 and #171.
List by list
Norway · Boys55 shared years, 1960–2025
Arild held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Nicolai in 32.
Highest recorded here: Arild #27 in 1960, Nicolai #76 in 2007.
The order changed in 1988: Nicolai moved ahead. In 1987 they stood at #129 and #140; by 1988 that had become #156 and #130.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Arild #489, Nicolai #171.
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 | Nicolai |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #489 (2025) | Norway · Boys #171 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Arild has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Nicolai.
- 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
Nicolai
Popularity journey
First recorded1960
First recorded at #485 among boys in Norway in 1960 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1960–2025
Highest recorded position: #76 among boys in Norway, in 2007 (recorded 1960–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #171 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys