Arvid vs Julian
Arvid and Juliancompared 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, Arvid was ranked #348 and Julian #54 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2023, Arvid was ranked #3523 and Julian #306 among boys in England and Wales.
Arvid and Julian over time
Arvid and Julian appear together in 1 published list, across 55 years of shared records. Julian held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Arvid 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.
Arvid reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Julian 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
Arvid and Julian were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 55 years, from 1967 to 2025, ending at #348 and #54.
List by list
Norway · Boys55 shared years, 1967–2025
Arvid held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Julian in 42.
Highest recorded here: Arvid #103 in 1967, Julian #26 in 2011.
The order changed in 1987: Julian moved ahead. In 1986 they stood at #304 and #311; by 1987 that had become #393 and #215.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Arvid #348, Julian #54.
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 | Arvid | Julian |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 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 | Norway · Boys #348 (2025) | Norway · Boys #54 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Arvid and Julian both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Arvid
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #38 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #34 among boys in Norway, in 1949 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #348 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Julian
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #191 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1967–2025
Highest recorded position: #26 among boys in Norway, in 2011 (recorded 1967–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #54 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys