Arthur vs Asle
Arthur and Aslecompared 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 2005, Arthur was ranked #273 and Asle #519 among boys in Norway.
Arthur and Asle over time
Arthur and Asle appear together in 1 published list, across 55 years of shared records. Asle held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Arthur 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.
Arthur reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Asle 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 Asle changed places 7 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 2005, ending at #273 and #519.
- Longest-running competitions
Arthur and Asle were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 55 years, from 1945 to 2005, ending at #273 and #519.
List by list
Norway · Boys55 shared years, 1945–2005
Arthur held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Asle in 44.
Highest recorded here: Arthur #122 in 1946, Asle #117 in 1959.
The order changed in 1996: Arthur moved ahead. In 1995 they stood at #409 and #275; by 1996 that had become #282 and #463.
Most recent shared year, 2005: Arthur #273, Asle #519.
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 | Asle |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #19 (2025) | Norway · Boys #519 (2005) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| 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); Asle does not have one recorded yet.
- Arthur and Asle both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Arthur; Asle doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
- The available evidence gives Arthur a "high" Data Confidence level and Asle 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 recorded1996–2024
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
Asle
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #149 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2005
Highest recorded position: #117 among boys in Norway, in 1959 (recorded 1945–2005).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2005
Most recently recorded at #519 among boys in Norway, in 2005.
Norway · Boys