Arnold vs Håvard
Arnold and Håvardcompared 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, Arnold was ranked #421 and Håvard #167 among boys in Norway.
Arnold and Håvard over time
Arnold and Håvard appear together in 1 published list, across 35 years of shared records. Håvard held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Arnold in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Arnold reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Håvard 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Arnold and Håvard were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 35 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #421 and #167.
- Started together, ended far apart
In 1945 they stood at #121 and #118 in Norway · Boys, 3 places apart; by 2025 they were #421 and #167.
List by list
Norway · Boys35 shared years, 1945–2025
Arnold held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Håvard in 34.
Highest recorded here: Arnold #121 in 1945, Håvard #33 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Arnold #421, Håvard #167.
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 | Arnold | Håvard |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #421 (2025) | Norway · Boys #167 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Arnold has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Håvard.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Arnold
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #121 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: #121 among boys in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #421 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Håvard
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #118 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: #33 among boys in Norway, in 1983 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #167 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys