Arne vs Arthur
Arne and Arthurcompared 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 · Boys
In 2024, Arne was ranked #3688 and Arthur #4 among boys in England and Wales.
Norway · Boys
In 2025, Arne was ranked #222 and Arthur #83 among boys in Norway.
Arne and Arthur over time
Arne and Arthur appear together in 2 published lists, across 92 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2014, Arthur moved ahead of Arne in Norway · Boys — #169 and #209 the year before became #218 and #160.
- Longest-running competitions
Arne and Arthur were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 77 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #222 and #83.
List by list
Norway · Boys77 shared years, 1945–2025
Arne held the stronger position in 64 of those years, Arthur in 13.
Highest recorded here: Arne #5 in 1946, Arthur #74 in 2020.
The order changed in 2014: Arthur moved ahead. In 2013 they stood at #169 and #209; by 2014 that had become #218 and #160.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Arne #222, Arthur #83.
England and Wales · Boys15 shared years, 1997–2024
Arne held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Arthur in 15.
Highest recorded here: Arne #2160 in 2023, Arthur #3 in 2020.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Arne #3688, Arthur #4.
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 | Arne | Arthur |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Meaning debated — no single origin is established with confidence. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Disputed — possibly Celtic (Brittonic), possibly Roman |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɑɹθər/ | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Art, Artie |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #222 (2025) | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #19 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | high |
What the data shows
- Arthur has a recorded origin (Disputed — possibly Celtic (Brittonic), possibly Roman); Arne does not have one recorded yet.
- Arne and Arthur both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Arthur; Arne doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
- The available evidence gives Arne a "medium" Data Confidence level and Arthur a "high" level — this reflects how complete and corroborated the underlying evidence is, not a judgement of either name.
How each name got here
Arne
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #6 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: #5 among boys in Norway, in 1946 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #222 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Arthur
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #153 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #3 among boys in England and Wales, in 2020 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #19 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys