Arild vs Per-Erik
Arild and Per-Erikcompared 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 1988, Arild was ranked #156 and Per-Erik #604 among boys in Norway.
Arild and Per-Erik over time
Arild and Per-Erik appear together in 1 published list, across 21 years of shared records. Arild held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Per-Erik in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Per-Erik reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Arild 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.
List by list
Norway · Boys21 shared years, 1946–1988
Arild held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Per-Erik in 0.
Highest recorded here: Arild #24 in 1950, Per-Erik #338 in 1946.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1988: Arild #156, Per-Erik #604.
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 | Per-Erik |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #489 (2025) | Norway · Boys #604 (1988) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Arild has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Per-Erik.
- 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
Per-Erik
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #338 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1946–1988
Highest recorded position: #338 among boys in Norway, in 1946 (recorded 1946–1988).
Norway · Boys
Most recent1988
Most recently recorded at #604 among boys in Norway, in 1988.
Norway · Boys