Adnan vs Gøran
Adnan and Gørancompared 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 2004, Adnan was ranked #266 and Gøran #494 among boys in Norway.
Adnan and Gøran over time
Adnan and Gøran appear together in 1 published list, across 44 years of shared records. Gøran held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Adnan 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.
Adnan reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Gøran 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
Adnan and Gøran changed places 11 times in Norway · Boys between 1954 and 2004, ending at #266 and #494.
- Longest-running competitions
Adnan and Gøran were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 44 years, from 1954 to 2004, ending at #266 and #494.
List by list
Norway · Boys44 shared years, 1954–2004
Adnan held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Gøran in 36.
Highest recorded here: Adnan #225 in 1984, Gøran #143 in 1992.
The order changed in 2003: Adnan moved ahead. In 2002 they stood at #395 and #372; by 2003 that had become #321 and #351.
Most recent shared year, 2004: Adnan #266, Gøran #494.
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 | Adnan | Gøran |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #585 (2025) | Norway · Boys #494 (2004) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Adnan has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Gøran.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Adnan
Popularity journey
First recorded1954
First recorded at #405 among boys in Norway in 1954 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1954–2023
Highest recorded position: #225 among boys in Norway, in 1984 (recorded 1954–2023).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #585 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Gøran
Popularity journey
First recorded1949
First recorded at #351 among boys in Norway in 1949 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1949–2004
Highest recorded position: #124 among boys in Norway, in 1993 (recorded 1949–2004).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2004
Most recently recorded at #494 among boys in Norway, in 2004.
Norway · Boys