Arnhild vs Tordis
Arnhild and Tordiscompared 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 · Girls
In 1980, Arnhild was ranked #404 and Tordis #548 among girls in Norway.
Arnhild and Tordis over time
Arnhild and Tordis appear together in 1 published list, across 32 years of shared records. Arnhild held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Tordis 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.
Tordis reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Arnhild 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 1963, Arnhild moved ahead of Tordis in Norway · Girls — #216 and #214 the year before became #145 and #281.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Arnhild and Tordis changed places 5 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 1980, ending at #404 and #548.
- Longest-running competitions
Arnhild and Tordis were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 32 years, from 1945 to 1980, ending at #404 and #548.
List by list
Norway · Girls32 shared years, 1945–1980
Arnhild held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Tordis in 9.
Highest recorded here: Arnhild #104 in 1949, Tordis #83 in 1945.
The order changed in 1963: Arnhild moved ahead. In 1962 they stood at #216 and #214; by 1963 that had become #145 and #281.
Most recent shared year, 1980: Arnhild #404, Tordis #548.
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 | Arnhild | Tordis |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #644 (1987) | Norway · Girls #611 (2010) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Arnhild and Tordis both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Arnhild
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #117 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1987
Highest recorded position: #104 among girls in Norway, in 1949 (recorded 1945–1987).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1987
Most recently recorded at #644 among girls in Norway, in 1987.
Norway · Girls
Tordis
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #83 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2010
Highest recorded position: #83 among girls in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–2010).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2010
Most recently recorded at #611 among girls in Norway, in 2010.
Norway · Girls