Arn vs Stefan
Arn and Stefancompared 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 2024, Arn was ranked #420 and Stefan #214 among boys in Norway.
Arn and Stefan over time
Arn and Stefan appear together in 1 published list, across 20 years of shared records. Stefan held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Arn in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Arn reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Stefan 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 · Boys20 shared years, 2002–2024
Arn held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Stefan in 19.
Highest recorded here: Arn #229 in 2009, Stefan #179 in 2021.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Arn #420, Stefan #214.
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 | Arn | Stefan |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #420 (2024) | Norway · Boys #272 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Arn has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Stefan.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Arn
Popularity journey
First recorded2002
First recorded at #508 among boys in Norway in 2002 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded2002–2024
Highest recorded position: #229 among boys in Norway, in 2009 (recorded 2002–2024).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #420 among boys in Norway, in 2024.
Norway · Boys
Stefan
Popularity journey
First recorded1947
First recorded at #343 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: #98 among boys in Norway, in 1990 (recorded 1947–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #272 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys