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Arne

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Arne: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning or origin yet — what that means.

Pronunciation

Community-contributed pronunciation recording

A German pronunciation, as its file is labelled. Recording by Jeuwre. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

VerifiedSource: Wikidata.Confidence: medium.

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1997–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1997 to 2025, ranging from #2160 to #4747.199720012007201920222025#2160#4747
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
View as table
England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1997#2859
1999#2425
2000#2501
2001#2587
2003#2857
2005#3849
2007#3095
2015#4747
2016#4023
2019#3937
2020#2960
2021#2493
2022#3048
2023#2160
2024#3688
2025#3256

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Norway in every year from 1945 to 2025.

In 2025: #222 among boys in Norway, #3256 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1945–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #6 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #5 among boys in Norway, in 1946 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #3256 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1945 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #5 in Norway in 1946.

Arne's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#32566HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#36885HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#216010HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#30486HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#24938HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#29606HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#39374HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#40234HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#47473HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#30955HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#38493HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#28574HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#25874HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#25014HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#24254HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#28593HighVerified
2025Norwaymale#22219HighVerified
2024Norwaymale#17428HighVerified
2023Norwaymale#21022HighVerified
2022Norwaymale#21719HighVerified
2021Norwaymale#19922HighVerified
2020Norwaymale#25015HighVerified
2019Norwaymale#21322HighVerified
2018Norwaymale#22222HighVerified
2017Norwaymale#21722HighVerified
2016Norwaymale#22723HighVerified
2015Norwaymale#25120HighVerified
2014Norwaymale#21824HighVerified
2013Norwaymale#16935HighVerified
2012Norwaymale#23121HighVerified
2011Norwaymale#20825HighVerified
2010Norwaymale#20226HighVerified
2009Norwaymale#17834HighVerified
2008Norwaymale#20826HighVerified
2007Norwaymale#18131HighVerified
2006Norwaymale#17932HighVerified
2005Norwaymale#16040HighVerified
2004Norwaymale#16934HighVerified
2003Norwaymale#14444HighVerified
2002Norwaymale#16934HighVerified
2001Norwaymale#15741HighVerified
2000Norwaymale#16640HighVerified
1999Norwaymale#12953HighVerified
1998Norwaymale#13651HighVerified
1997Norwaymale#14150HighVerified
1996Norwaymale#12060HighVerified
1995Norwaymale#12756HighVerified
1994Norwaymale#10867HighVerified
1993Norwaymale#12356HighVerified
1992Norwaymale#10667HighVerified
1991Norwaymale#11166HighVerified
1990Norwaymale#9678HighVerified
1989Norwaymale#8589HighVerified
1988Norwaymale#8991HighVerified
1987Norwaymale#9085HighVerified
1986Norwaymale#10279HighVerified
1985Norwaymale#11571HighVerified
1984Norwaymale#8589HighVerified
1983Norwaymale#60131HighVerified
1982Norwaymale#8296HighVerified
1981Norwaymale#60124HighVerified
1980Norwaymale#63132HighVerified
1979Norwaymale#63126HighVerified
1978Norwaymale#70115HighVerified
1977Norwaymale#49145HighVerified
1976Norwaymale#47171HighVerified
1975Norwaymale#53151HighVerified
1974Norwaymale#42182HighVerified
1973Norwaymale#42206HighVerified
1972Norwaymale#38256HighVerified
1971Norwaymale#39264HighVerified
1970Norwaymale#37273HighVerified
1969Norwaymale#30314HighVerified
1968Norwaymale#28349HighVerified
1967Norwaymale#22367HighVerified
1966Norwaymale#21386HighVerified
1965Norwaymale#15477HighVerified
1964Norwaymale#16470HighVerified
1963Norwaymale#17444HighVerified
1962Norwaymale#16462HighVerified
1961Norwaymale#16477HighVerified
1960Norwaymale#15495HighVerified
1959Norwaymale#15479HighVerified
1958Norwaymale#10533HighVerified
1957Norwaymale#10518HighVerified
1956Norwaymale#9600HighVerified
1955Norwaymale#9615HighVerified
1954Norwaymale#7658HighVerified
1953Norwaymale#7661HighVerified
1952Norwaymale#6645HighVerified
1951Norwaymale#6656HighVerified
1950Norwaymale#6747HighVerified
1949Norwaymale#6806HighVerified
1948Norwaymale#6866HighVerified
1947Norwaymale#6887HighVerified
1946Norwaymale#51,013HighVerified
1945Norwaymale#6847HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Arne is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Arne, between 1945 and 2025. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

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Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1945–202581#5 in 1946
England and Wales1997–202516#2160 in 2023

Its high point came 77 years earlier in Norway (1946) than in England and Wales (2023).

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Arne

How to read this
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Official record
2 official registrars, 1945–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Reported
A recorded pronunciation is available.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1945 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #5 in Norway in 1946. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.