Aryan vs Vilhelm
Aryan and Vilhelmcompared 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, Aryan was ranked #422 and Vilhelm #390 among boys in Norway.
Aryan and Vilhelm over time
Aryan and Vilhelm appear together in 1 published list, across 20 years of shared records. Aryan held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Vilhelm 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.
Aryan reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Vilhelm 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
Aryan and Vilhelm changed places 5 times in Norway · Boys between 2002 and 2025, ending at #422 and #390.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Boys within 2 years — Aryan #225 in 2022, Vilhelm #283 in 2023.
List by list
Norway · Boys20 shared years, 2002–2025
Aryan held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Vilhelm in 3.
Highest recorded here: Aryan #225 in 2022, Vilhelm #283 in 2023.
The order changed in 2025: Vilhelm moved ahead. In 2024 they stood at #307 and #506; by 2025 that had become #422 and #390.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Aryan #422, Vilhelm #390.
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 | Aryan | Vilhelm |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #422 (2025) | Norway · Boys #390 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Aryan and Vilhelm both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Aryan
Popularity journey
First recorded1994
First recorded at #563 among boys in Norway in 1994 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #205 among boys in England and Wales, in 2007 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #422 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Vilhelm
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #339 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: #283 among boys in Norway, in 2023 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #390 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys