Arild vs Niels
Arild and Nielscompared 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 Niels #471 among boys in Norway.
Arild and Niels over time
Arild and Niels appear together in 1 published list, across 61 years of shared records. Arild held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Niels 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 Niels 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 Niels changed places 5 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 2025, ending at #489 and #471.
- Longest-running competitions
Arild and Niels were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 61 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #489 and #471.
List by list
Norway · Boys61 shared years, 1945–2025
Arild held the stronger position in 56 of those years, Niels in 5.
Highest recorded here: Arild #22 in 1949, Niels #201 in 1959.
The order changed in 2025: Niels moved ahead. In 2024 they stood at #356 and #391; by 2025 that had become #489 and #471.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Arild #489, Niels #471.
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.
- Einar vs Arild
In 1945 they stood at #23 and #32 in Norway · Boys, 9 places apart; by 2025 they were #57 and #489.
Einar · Arild · 75 shared years, 1945–2025 · Started together, ended far apart
- Erik vs Arild
In 1945 they stood at #27 and #32 in Norway · Boys, 5 places apart; by 2025 they were #64 and #489.
Erik · Arild · 75 shared years, 1945–2025 · Started together, ended far apart
- Lars vs Arild
In 1945 they stood at #24 and #32 in Norway · Boys, 8 places apart; by 2025 they were #90 and #489.
Lars · Arild · 75 shared years, 1945–2025 · Started together, ended far apart
- Jon vs Arild
In 1945 they stood at #34 and #32 in Norway · Boys, 2 places apart; by 2025 they were #124 and #489.
Jon · Arild · 75 shared years, 1945–2025 · Started together, ended far apart
Side by side
| Field | Arild | Niels |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #489 (2025) | Norway · Boys #471 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Arild has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Niels.
- 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
Niels
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #233 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: #201 among boys in Norway, in 1959 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #471 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys