Artur vs Birk
Artur and Birkcompared 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 2025, Artur was ranked #371 and Birk #18 among boys in Norway.
Artur and Birk over time
Artur and Birk appear together in 1 published list, across 31 years of shared records. Birk held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Artur 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.
Artur reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Birk 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
Artur and Birk were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 31 years, from 1990 to 2025, ending at #371 and #18.
List by list
Norway · Boys31 shared years, 1990–2025
Artur held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Birk in 27.
Highest recorded here: Artur #239 in 1990, Birk #18 in 2025.
The order changed in 1996: Birk moved ahead. In 1995 they stood at #265 and #285; by 1996 that had become #462 and #240.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Artur #371, Birk #18.
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.
Where to go next
Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.
Other comparisons involving Birk
Pairs where Birk shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.
- Adrian vs Birk
In Norway · Boys, Birk moved into the top 50 at #36 in 2022 as Adrian fell out of it to #54, having been #40 the year before.
Adrian · Birk · 35 shared years, 1990–2025 · One took the other's place near the top
- Oscar vs Birk
In Norway · Boys, Birk moved into the top 50 at #36 in 2022 as Oscar fell out of it to #69, having been #41 the year before.
Oscar · Birk · 35 shared years, 1990–2025 · One took the other's place near the top
- Samuel vs Birk
In Norway · Boys, Birk moved into the top 50 at #36 in 2022 as Samuel fell out of it to #53, having been #48 the year before.
Samuel · Birk · 35 shared years, 1990–2025 · One took the other's place near the top
Side by side
| Field | Artur | Birk |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #371 (2025) | Norway · Boys #18 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Artur has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Birk.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Artur
Popularity journey
First recorded1960
First recorded at #399 among boys in Norway in 1960 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1960–2025
Highest recorded position: #123 among boys in Norway, in 1976 (recorded 1960–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #371 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Birk
Popularity journey
First recorded1990
First recorded at #562 among boys in Norway in 1990 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1990–2025
Highest recorded position: #18 among boys in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1990–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #18 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys