Tor-Arne

maleStatistical record

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

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Tor-Arne: Recorded since 1947, it reached #312 in 1965, and it was last ranked in 1994.

1registrar recorded it
29times a registrar ranked it
48years from first to last
#312highest recorded position
8groupings it qualifies for

Norway · Boys

Falling

among boys in Norway · 1947–1994

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Norway · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
1947	#361
1953	#378
1957	#415
1959	#347
1961	#499
1963	#454
1964	#496
1965	#312
1966	#475
1967	#479
1968	#417
1969	#364
1970	#366
1971	#431
1973	#566
1974	#362
1975	#448
1976	#527
1977	#516
1978	#588
1979	#642
1980	#662
1982	#549
1983	#606
1984	#601
1985	#427
1986	#638
1990	#548
1994	#502

VerifiedSource: Statistics Norway (SSB) — Born Persons by First Name.Confidence: high.

See all Norway names · Source: Statistics Norway (SSB) — Born Persons by First Name

What the data shows

FallingNorway · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Norway in 29 of the 48 years from 1947 to 1994.

Official data for Norway, 1947–1994 · Statistics Norway (SSB). Data sources

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

Tor-Arne by decade in Norway · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Tor-Arne in Norway · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1940s	5	1 of 10	5
1950s	18	3 of 10	6
1960sbusiest	57	8 of 10	7
1970s	67	9 of 10	7
1980s	34	6 of 10	6
1990s	12	2 of 10	6

Across Norway · Boys, the 1960s were its busiest decade — the 8 years of it this list covers, averaging 7 births a year.

See the names Norwayhas recorded the most births with →

Tor-Arne appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for Norway from 1947 to 1994. Highest recorded position: #312 in Norway in 1965.

Tor-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.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
1994	Norway	male	#502	6	High	Verified
1990	Norway	male	#548	6	High	Verified
1986	Norway	male	#638	4	High	Verified
1985	Norway	male	#427	10	High	Verified
1984	Norway	male	#601	5	High	Verified
1983	Norway	male	#606	5	High	Verified
1982	Norway	male	#549	6	High	Verified
1980	Norway	male	#662	4	High	Verified
1979	Norway	male	#642	4	High	Verified
1978	Norway	male	#588	5	High	Verified
1977	Norway	male	#516	6	High	Verified
1976	Norway	male	#527	6	High	Verified
1975	Norway	male	#448	9	High	Verified
1974	Norway	male	#362	12	High	Verified
1973	Norway	male	#566	5	High	Verified
1971	Norway	male	#431	9	High	Verified
1970	Norway	male	#366	11	High	Verified
1969	Norway	male	#364	10	High	Verified
1968	Norway	male	#417	8	High	Verified
1967	Norway	male	#479	6	High	Verified
1966	Norway	male	#475	6	High	Verified
1965	Norway	male	#312	12	High	Verified
1964	Norway	male	#496	5	High	Verified
1963	Norway	male	#454	6	High	Verified
1961	Norway	male	#499	4	High	Verified
1959	Norway	male	#347	8	High	Verified
1957	Norway	male	#415	5	High	Verified
1953	Norway	male	#378	5	High	Verified
1947	Norway	male	#361	5	High	Verified

Norway hub — collected by Statistics Norway (SSB)

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

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 1947 and 1994, ranked in 29 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #312, first reached in 1965.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 12 births, registered in Norway in 1965.

Its record falls into 10 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 5 years.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

6decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 6 decades →
9 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years
10separate stretches the record falls into10 or more separate stretches →
5 yearslongest absence inside the recorded period4 to 9 years missing →
#502position in 1994, its most recent recorded year
12births registered in its largest year, 1965Under 25 births →

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

Toprak · #1812, 15y
Tor · #10, 81y
Tor-Erik · #287, 29y
Tora · #126, 75y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Aled · #312, 29y
Ellena · #312, 29y
Kathinka · #311, 28y
Ragni · #311, 25y

Also first recorded in the 1940s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1940 and 1949.

Edin · #312, 42y
Jette · #312, 17y
Ragni · #311, 25y
Thora · #316, 42y

Tor-Arne was ranked #312 in Norway · Boys in 1965. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Tor-Arne and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Tor-Arne without appearing here.

Tor-Arne moved ahead of

Steven Compare
In 1993 they stood at #548 and #264 in Norway · Boys; by 1994 that had become #502 and #544.
Hugo Compare
In 1993 they stood at #548 and #397 in Norway · Boys; by 1994 that had become #502 and #519.

Moved ahead of Tor-Arne

Benjamin Compare
In 1972 they stood at #431 and #435 in Norway · Boys; by 1973 that had become #566 and #298.
Stian Compare
In 1960 they stood at #347 and #403 in Norway · Boys; by 1961 that had become #499 and #271.
Sondre Compare
In 1970 they stood at #366 and #510 in Norway · Boys; by 1971 that had become #431 and #220.
Leon Compare
In 1985 they stood at #427 and #445 in Norway · Boys; by 1986 that had become #638 and #434.

Moved the opposite way to Tor-Arne

Alexander Compare
Between 1959 and 1994 in Norway · Boys, Tor-Arne went from #347 to #502 while Alexander went from #244 to #28.
Nicholas Compare
Between 1959 and 1994 in Norway · Boys, Tor-Arne went from #347 to #502 while Nicholas went from #438 to #172.
Oliver Compare
Between 1959 and 1994 in Norway · Boys, Tor-Arne went from #347 to #502 while Oliver went from #478 to #160.
Ulrik Compare
Between 1965 and 1994 in Norway · Boys, Tor-Arne went from #312 to #502 while Ulrik went from #508 to #169.

Moved the same way as Tor-Arne

Harry Compare
Between 1947 and 1990 in Norway · Boys, Tor-Arne went from #361 to #548 and Harry from #83 to #396.
Jack Compare
Between 1947 and 1990 in Norway · Boys, Tor-Arne went from #361 to #548 and Jack from #214 to #333.
Ronald Compare
Between 1947 and 1986 in Norway · Boys, Tor-Arne went from #361 to #638 and Ronald from #134 to #593.
Colin Compare
Between 1947 and 1983 in Norway · Boys, Tor-Arne went from #361 to #606 and Colin from #349 to #576.

What's not yet available

Meaning
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Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't 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.

Recorded in official data for Norway from 1947 to 1994. Highest recorded position: #312 in Norway in 1965. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.

Tor-Arne

Tor-Arne at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Tor-Arne by decade in Norway · Boys

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Tor-Arne at a glance

Tor-Arne by decade in Norway · Boys

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Also first recorded in the 1940s

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Tor-Arne and the names beside it

Tor-Arne moved ahead of

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