Tomas vs Tor-Arne
Tomas and Tor-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 1994, Tomas was ranked #111 and Tor-Arne #502 among boys in Norway.
Tomas and Tor-Arne over time
Tomas and Tor-Arne appear together in 1 published list, across 28 years of shared records. Tomas held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Tor-Arne in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Tor-Arne reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Tomas 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.
List by list
Norway · Boys28 shared years, 1947–1994
Tomas held the stronger position in 27 of those years, Tor-Arne in 1.
Highest recorded here: Tomas #57 in 1985, Tor-Arne #312 in 1965.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1994: Tomas #111, Tor-Arne #502.
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 | Tomas | Tor-Arne |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | The Swedish, Norwegian and Lithuanian form of Thomas, from the biblical name with Aramaic roots meaning 'twin'. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Aramaic, via Swedish/Norwegian transmission | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈtʊm.mas/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| 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 #389 (2025) | Norway · Boys #502 (1994) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Tomas has a recorded origin (Aramaic, via Swedish/Norwegian transmission); Tor-Arne does not have one recorded yet.
- Tomas has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Tor-Arne.
- A meaning is recorded for Tomas; Tor-Arne doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Tomas
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #337 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: #53 among boys in Norway, in 1981 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #389 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Tor-Arne
Popularity journey
First recorded1947
First recorded at #361 among boys in Norway in 1947 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1947–1994
Highest recorded position: #312 among boys in Norway, in 1965 (recorded 1947–1994).
Norway · Boys
Most recent1994
Most recently recorded at #502 among boys in Norway, in 1994.
Norway · Boys