Arnt vs Magnar
Arnt and Magnarcompared 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 2012, Arnt was ranked #537 and Magnar #478 among boys in Norway.
Arnt and Magnar over time
Arnt and Magnar appear together in 1 published list, across 63 years of shared records. Arnt held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Magnar in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Magnar reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Arnt 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
Arnt and Magnar changed places 10 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 2012, ending at #537 and #478.
- Longest-running competitions
Arnt and Magnar were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 63 years, from 1945 to 2012, ending at #537 and #478.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Boys within 2 years — Arnt #75 in 1954, Magnar #73 in 1952.
List by list
Norway · Boys63 shared years, 1945–2012
Arnt held the stronger position in 48 of those years, Magnar in 15.
Highest recorded here: Arnt #75 in 1954, Magnar #73 in 1952.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2012: Arnt #537, Magnar #478.
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 | Magnar |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #515 (2016) | Norway · Boys #422 (2022) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Arnt has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Magnar.
- 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
Magnar
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #93 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2022
Highest recorded position: #73 among boys in Norway, in 1952 (recorded 1945–2022).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2022
Most recently recorded at #422 among boys in Norway, in 2022.
Norway · Boys