Arnold vs Roger

Arnold and Rogercompared 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 1996, Arnold was ranked #504 and Roger #261 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Arnold was ranked #711 and Roger #2263 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2019, Arnold was ranked #764 and Roger #764 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

Arnold and Roger over time

Arnold and Roger appear together in 2 published lists, across 61 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.

Repeatedly exchanged positions
Arnold and Roger changed places 7 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2024, ending at #711 and #2263.
Longest-running competitions
Arnold and Roger were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 32 years, from 1945 to 1996, ending at #504 and #261.

List by list

Norway · Boys32 shared years, 1945–1996
Arnold held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Roger in 32.
Highest recorded here: Arnold #121 in 1945, Roger #18 in 1972.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1996: Arnold #504, Roger #261.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Arnold held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Roger in 4.
Highest recorded here: Arnold #632 in 2022, Roger #694 in 1997.
The order changed in 2013: Arnold moved ahead. In 2012 they stood at #2458 and #1962; by 2013 that had become #1404 and #3822.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Arnold #711, Roger #2263.

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 Roger

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

Luke vs Roger
In 1964 they stood at #105 and #113 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, 8 places apart; by 2021 they were #18 and #631.
Luke · Roger · 41 shared years, 1964–2021 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2021 Republic of Ireland ranking
Alexander vs Roger
In 1964 they stood at #116 and #113 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, 3 places apart; by 2021 they were #43 and #631.
Alexander · Roger · 41 shared years, 1964–2021 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2021 Republic of Ireland ranking
Samuel vs Roger
In 1964 they stood at #119 and #113 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, 6 places apart; by 2021 they were #75 and #631.
Samuel · Roger · 41 shared years, 1964–2021 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2021 Republic of Ireland ranking
Martin vs Roger
In 1945 they stood at #83 and #86 in Norway · Boys, 3 places apart; by 2013 they were #27 and #514.
Martin · Roger · 62 shared years, 1945–2013 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2013 Norway ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Arnold, Roger
Field	Arnold	Roger
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
Syllables	2	2
Common variants / nicknames	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Recorded regional usage	GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NO	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observation	Norway · Boys #421 (2025)	England and Wales · Boys #2263 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	88/100	94/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Arnold and Roger both have 2 syllables.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, 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

Roger

Popularity journey

First recorded1945
First recorded at #86 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2013
Highest recorded position: #18 among boys in Norway, in 1972 (recorded 1945–2013).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2263 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys