Arnt vs Colin
Arnt and Colincompared 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 2016, Arnt was ranked #515 and Colin #238 among boys in Norway.
Arnt and Colin over time
Arnt and Colin appear together in 1 published list, across 30 years of shared records. Arnt held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Colin 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.
Arnt reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Colin 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
Arnt and Colin were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 30 years, from 1946 to 2016, ending at #515 and #238.
List by list
Norway · Boys30 shared years, 1946–2016
Arnt held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Colin in 10.
Highest recorded here: Arnt #91 in 1964, Colin #203 in 2012.
The order changed in 2004: Colin moved ahead. In 2003 they stood at #397 and #514; by 2004 that had become #479 and #286.
Most recent shared year, 2016: Arnt #515, Colin #238.
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 | Arnt | Colin |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #515 (2016) | Norway · Boys #119 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Arnt has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Colin.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Arnt
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #95 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2016
Highest recorded position: #75 among boys in Norway, in 1954 (recorded 1945–2016).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2016
Most recently recorded at #515 among boys in Norway, in 2016.
Norway · Boys
Colin
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #326 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1952–1983
Highest recorded position: #22 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1952 (recorded 1952–1983).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #119 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys