Arne vs Harald
Arne and Haraldcompared 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, Arne was ranked #222 and Harald #109 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Arne was ranked #3688 and Harald #3254 among boys in England and Wales.
Arne and Harald over time
Arne and Harald appear together in 1 published list, across 81 years of shared records. Arne held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Harald in 0.
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.
Harald reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Arne 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2010, Harald moved ahead of Arne in Norway · Boys — #178 and #185 the year before became #202 and #188.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Arne and Harald changed places 7 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 2025, ending at #222 and #109.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 81 shared years in Norway · Boys, Arne and Harald averaged 29.6 places apart, ending at #222 and #109.
- Longest-running competitions
Arne and Harald were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #222 and #109.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Boys within 2 years — Arne #5 in 1946, Harald #8 in 1945.
List by list
Norway · Boys81 shared years, 1945–2025
Arne held the stronger position in 53 of those years, Harald in 28.
Highest recorded here: Arne #5 in 1946, Harald #8 in 1945.
The order changed in 2010: Harald moved ahead. In 2009 they stood at #178 and #185; by 2010 that had become #202 and #188.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Arne #222, Harald #109.
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 | Harald |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #222 (2025) | Norway · Boys #109 (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 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Arne and Harald both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
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
Harald
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #8 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: #8 among boys in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #109 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys