Arna vs Margot
Arna and Margotcompared 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.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Arna was ranked #4192 and Margot #28 among girls in England and Wales.
Norway · Girls
In 1966, Arna was ranked #505 and Margot #483 among girls in Norway.
Arna and Margot over time
Arna and Margot appear together in 2 published lists, across 30 years of shared records. Margot held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Arna in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Arna reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Margot 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
Arna and Margot changed places 6 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 1966, ending at #505 and #483.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Arna #154 in 1945, Margot #135 in 1946.
List by list
Norway · Girls18 shared years, 1945–1966
Arna held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Margot in 14.
Highest recorded here: Arna #154 in 1945, Margot #135 in 1946.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1966: Arna #505, Margot #483.
England and Wales · Girls12 shared years, 2013–2024
Arna held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Margot in 12.
Highest recorded here: Arna #1352 in 2020, Margot #28 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Arna #4192, Margot #28.
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 | Arna | Margot |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #4192 (2024) | New South Wales, Australia · Girls #84 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Arna and Margot both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Arna
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #154 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1983
Highest recorded position: #154 among girls in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–1983).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4192 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Margot
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #151 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #28 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #84 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls