Arthur vs Asgeir
Arthur and Asgeircompared 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 2013, Arthur was ranked #209 and Asgeir #486 among boys in Norway.
Arthur and Asgeir over time
Arthur and Asgeir appear together in 1 published list, across 57 years of shared records. Asgeir 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 Asgeir 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
Arthur and Asgeir changed places 6 times in Norway · Boys between 1946 and 2013, ending at #209 and #486.
- Longest-running competitions
Arthur and Asgeir were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 57 years, from 1946 to 2013, ending at #209 and #486.
List by list
Norway · Boys57 shared years, 1946–2013
Arthur held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Asgeir in 35.
Highest recorded here: Arthur #122 in 1946, Asgeir #145 in 1959.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2013: Arthur #209, Asgeir #486.
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 | Arthur | Asgeir |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Meaning debated — no single origin is established with confidence. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Disputed — possibly Celtic (Brittonic), possibly Roman | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɑɹθər/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Art, Artie | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #5 (2025) | Norway · Boys #486 (2013) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | high | medium |
What the data shows
- Arthur has a recorded origin (Disputed — possibly Celtic (Brittonic), possibly Roman); Asgeir does not have one recorded yet.
- Arthur and Asgeir both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Arthur; Asgeir doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
- The available evidence gives Arthur a "high" Data Confidence level and Asgeir a "medium" level — this reflects how complete and corroborated the underlying evidence is, not a judgement of either name.
How each name got here
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 recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #3 among boys in England and Wales, in 2020 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #5 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Asgeir
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #303 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1946–2013
Highest recorded position: #145 among boys in Norway, in 1959 (recorded 1946–2013).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2013
Most recently recorded at #486 among boys in Norway, in 2013.
Norway · Boys