Christopher vs Per-Arne
Christopher and Per-Arnecompared 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 1993, Christopher was ranked #89 and Per-Arne #627 among boys in Norway.
Christopher and Per-Arne over time
Christopher and Per-Arne appear together in 1 published list, across 33 years of shared records. Christopher held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Per-Arne in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Per-Arne reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Christopher 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
Christopher and Per-Arne changed places 8 times in Norway · Boys between 1946 and 1993, ending at #89 and #627.
- Mirrored each other
Over 33 shared years in Norway · Boys, Christopher rose about as far as Per-Arne fell — from #306 and #323 in 1946 to #89 and #627 in 1993.
- Longest-running competitions
Christopher and Per-Arne were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 33 years, from 1946 to 1993, ending at #89 and #627.
List by list
Norway · Boys33 shared years, 1946–1993
Christopher held the stronger position in 27 of those years, Per-Arne in 6.
Highest recorded here: Christopher #80 in 1985, Per-Arne #245 in 1963.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1993: Christopher #89, Per-Arne #627.
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 | Christopher | Per-Arne |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | From Late Greek Christophoros, combining 'Christos' (Christ) with 'phero' ('to bear') — 'bearing Christ'. Associated with the legend of Saint Christopher carrying the young Jesus across a river. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Greek | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈkɹɪs.tə.fəɹ/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 3 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #121 (2025) | Norway · Boys #627 (1993) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 65/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 58/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Christopher has a recorded origin (Greek); Per-Arne does not have one recorded yet.
- Christopher and Per-Arne both have 3 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Christopher; Per-Arne doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Christopher
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #306 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1952–2014
Highest recorded position: #2 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1985 (recorded 1952–2014).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #311 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Per-Arne
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #323 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1946–1993
Highest recorded position: #245 among boys in Norway, in 1963 (recorded 1946–1993).
Norway · Boys
Most recent1993
Most recently recorded at #627 among boys in Norway, in 1993.
Norway · Boys