Arman vs Tarjei
Arman and Tarjeicompared 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, Arman was ranked #370 and Tarjei #299 among boys in Norway.
Arman and Tarjei over time
Arman and Tarjei appear together in 1 published list, across 36 years of shared records. Tarjei held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Arman in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Tarjei reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Arman 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
Arman and Tarjei changed places 6 times in Norway · Boys between 1986 and 2025, ending at #370 and #299.
- Longest-running competitions
Arman and Tarjei were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 36 years, from 1986 to 2025, ending at #370 and #299.
List by list
Norway · Boys36 shared years, 1986–2025
Arman held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Tarjei in 31.
Highest recorded here: Arman #249 in 2020, Tarjei #188 in 1990.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Arman #370, Tarjei #299.
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 | Arman | Tarjei |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #370 (2025) | Norway · Boys #299 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Arman and Tarjei both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Arman
Popularity journey
First recorded1986
First recorded at #520 among boys in Norway in 1986 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1986–2025
Highest recorded position: #249 among boys in Norway, in 2020 (recorded 1986–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #702 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Tarjei
Popularity journey
First recorded1947
First recorded at #360 among boys in Norway in 1947 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1947–2025
Highest recorded position: #188 among boys in Norway, in 1990 (recorded 1947–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #299 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys