Arnulf vs Eystein
Arnulf and Eysteincompared 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 1973, Arnulf was ranked #488 and Eystein #438 among boys in Norway.
Arnulf and Eystein over time
Arnulf and Eystein appear together in 1 published list, across 21 years of shared records. Arnulf held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Eystein 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.
Arnulf reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Eystein 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.
List by list
Norway · Boys21 shared years, 1945–1973
Arnulf held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Eystein in 3.
Highest recorded here: Arnulf #145 in 1945, Eystein #290 in 1963.
The order changed in 1971: Eystein moved ahead. In 1970 they stood at #504 and #512; by 1971 that had become #465 and #443.
Most recent shared year, 1973: Arnulf #488, Eystein #438.
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 | Arnulf | Eystein |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #488 (1973) | Norway · Boys #563 (1997) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Arnulf and Eystein both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Arnulf
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #145 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–1973
Highest recorded position: #145 among boys in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–1973).
Norway · Boys
Most recent1973
Most recently recorded at #488 among boys in Norway, in 1973.
Norway · Boys
Eystein
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #316 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–1997
Highest recorded position: #290 among boys in Norway, in 1963 (recorded 1945–1997).
Norway · Boys
Most recent1997
Most recently recorded at #563 among boys in Norway, in 1997.
Norway · Boys