Arturas vs Marcus
Arturas and Marcuscompared 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 1998, Arturas was ranked #545 and Marcus #34 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2018, Arturas was ranked #4749 and Marcus #236 among boys in England and Wales.
Arturas and Marcus over time
Arturas and Marcus appear together in 1 published list, across 29 years of shared records. Marcus held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Arturas 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.
Arturas reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Marcus 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 1988, Marcus moved ahead of Arturas in Norway · Boys — #167 and #175 the year before became #340 and #180.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Arturas and Marcus changed places 9 times in Norway · Boys between 1965 and 1998, ending at #545 and #34.
List by list
Norway · Boys29 shared years, 1965–1998
Arturas held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Marcus in 18.
Highest recorded here: Arturas #167 in 1987, Marcus #34 in 1998.
The order changed in 1988: Marcus moved ahead. In 1987 they stood at #167 and #175; by 1988 that had become #340 and #180.
Most recent shared year, 1998: Arturas #545, Marcus #34.
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 | Arturas | Marcus |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #4749 (2018) | Norway · Boys #150 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Arturas has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Marcus.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Arturas
Popularity journey
First recorded1961
First recorded at #420 among boys in Norway in 1961 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1961–1998
Highest recorded position: #167 among boys in Norway, in 1987 (recorded 1961–1998).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2018
Most recently recorded at #4749 among boys in England and Wales, in 2018.
England and Wales · Boys
Marcus
Popularity journey
First recorded1963
First recorded at #399 among boys in Norway in 1963 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1963–2025
Highest recorded position: #24 among boys in Norway, in 2001 (recorded 1963–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #150 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys