Arunas vs Darius
Arunas and Dariuscompared 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 1994, Arunas was ranked #562 and Darius #475 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2011, Arunas was ranked #3830 and Darius #681 among boys in England and Wales.
Arunas and Darius over time
Arunas and Darius appear together in 1 published list, across 24 years of shared records. Darius held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Arunas 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.
Arunas reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Darius 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
Arunas and Darius changed places 5 times in Norway · Boys between 1966 and 1994, ending at #562 and #475.
List by list
Norway · Boys24 shared years, 1966–1994
Arunas held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Darius in 20.
Highest recorded here: Arunas #219 in 1973, Darius #182 in 1978.
The order changed in 1974: Darius moved ahead. In 1973 they stood at #219 and #220; by 1974 that had become #282 and #204.
Most recent shared year, 1994: Arunas #562, Darius #475.
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 | Arunas | Darius |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #3830 (2011) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #329 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Arunas has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Darius.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Arunas
Popularity journey
First recorded1963
First recorded at #466 among boys in Norway in 1963 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1963–1995
Highest recorded position: #219 among boys in Norway, in 1973 (recorded 1963–1995).
Norway · Boys
Most recent1995
Most recently recorded at #573 among boys in Norway, in 1995.
Norway · Boys
Darius
Popularity journey
First recorded1966
First recorded at #453 among boys in Norway in 1966 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1966–2021
Highest recorded position: #182 among boys in Norway, in 1978 (recorded 1966–2021).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #329 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys