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Arnfinn vs Lukas

Arnfinn and Lukascompared 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 1998, Arnfinn was ranked #544 and Lukas #160 among boys in Norway.

Arnfinn and Lukas over time

Arnfinn and Lukas appear together in 1 published list, across 19 years of shared records. Lukas held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Arnfinn 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.

Arnfinn reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Lukas 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 · Boys19 shared years, 19771998

    Arnfinn held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Lukas in 12.

    Highest recorded here: Arnfinn #245 in 1978, Lukas #160 in 1998.

    The order changed in 1989: Lukas moved ahead. In 1988 they stood at #467 and #548; by 1989 that had become #609 and #335.

    Most recent shared year, 1998: Arnfinn #544, Lukas #160.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Lukas

Pairs where Lukas shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Arnfinn, Lukas
FieldArnfinnLukas
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagemalemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recorded
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageNOGB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Boys #544 (1998)Norway · Boys #35 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)82/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)40/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Arnfinn and Lukas both have 2 syllables.
  • Both names have recorded usage in NO.

How each name got here

Arnfinn

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #84 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1945–1998

    Highest recorded position: #58 among boys in Norway, in 1952 (recorded 1945–1998).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent1998

    Most recently recorded at #544 among boys in Norway, in 1998.

    Norway · Boys

Lukas

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1977

    First recorded at #615 among boys in Norway in 1977 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1977–2025

    Highest recorded position: #19 among boys in Norway, in 2023 (recorded 1977–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #321 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys