Adnan vs Jon
Adnan and Joncompared 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 2023, Adnan was ranked #335 and Jon #133 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Adnan was ranked #602 and Jon #1758 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2012, Adnan was ranked #616 and Jon #616 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Adnan and Jon over time
Adnan and Jon appear together in 2 published lists, across 88 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
Jon reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Adnan 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 Jon changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2024, ending at #602 and #1758.
- Longest-running competitions
Adnan and Jon were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 59 years, from 1954 to 2023, ending at #335 and #133.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Boys within 2 years — Adnan #225 in 1984, Jon #19 in 1982.
List by list
Norway · Boys59 shared years, 1954–2023
Adnan held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Jon in 59.
Highest recorded here: Adnan #225 in 1984, Jon #19 in 1982.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Adnan #335, Jon #133.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Adnan held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Jon in 9.
Highest recorded here: Adnan #337 in 2002, Jon #239 in 1996.
The order changed in 2008: Adnan moved ahead. In 2007 they stood at #532 and #492; by 2008 that had become #500 and #789.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Adnan #602, Jon #1758.
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 | Jon |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #676 (2025) | Norway · Boys #124 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Adnan has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Jon.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, 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 #676 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Jon
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #34 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: #19 among boys in Norway, in 1982 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #124 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys