Arnstein vs Arthur
Arnstein and Arthurcompared 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 2001, Arnstein was ranked #529 and Arthur #290 among boys in Norway.
Arnstein and Arthur over time
Arnstein and Arthur appear together in 1 published list, across 48 years of shared records. Arnstein held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Arthur in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Arthur reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Arnstein 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Arnstein and Arthur changed places 4 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 2001, ending at #529 and #290.
- Longest-running competitions
Arnstein and Arthur were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 48 years, from 1945 to 2001, ending at #529 and #290.
List by list
Norway · Boys48 shared years, 1945–2001
Arnstein held the stronger position in 35 of those years, Arthur in 13.
Highest recorded here: Arnstein #116 in 1956, Arthur #122 in 1946.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2001: Arnstein #529, Arthur #290.
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 | Arnstein | Arthur |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Meaning debated — no single origin is established with confidence. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Disputed — possibly Celtic (Brittonic), possibly Roman |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈɑɹθər/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Art, Artie |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #529 (2001) | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #19 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | high |
What the data shows
- Arthur has a recorded origin (Disputed — possibly Celtic (Brittonic), possibly Roman); Arnstein does not have one recorded yet.
- Arnstein and Arthur both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Arthur; Arnstein doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
- The available evidence gives Arnstein a "medium" Data Confidence level and Arthur a "high" level — this reflects how complete and corroborated the underlying evidence is, not a judgement of either name.
How each name got here
Arnstein
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #292 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2001
Highest recorded position: #116 among boys in Norway, in 1956 (recorded 1945–2001).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2001
Most recently recorded at #529 among boys in Norway, in 2001.
Norway · Boys
Arthur
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #153 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #3 among boys in England and Wales, in 2020 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #19 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys