Ammar vs Jakob
Ammar and Jakobcompared 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 2025, Ammar was ranked #487 and Jakob #9 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Ammar was ranked #630 and Jakob #1402 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2019, Ammar was ranked #764 and Jakob #764 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Ammar and Jakob over time
Ammar and Jakob appear together in 2 published lists, across 74 years of shared records. Jakob held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Ammar 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.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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.
- Longest-running competitions
Ammar and Jakob were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 45 years, from 1969 to 2025, ending at #487 and #9.
List by list
Norway · Boys45 shared years, 1969–2025
Ammar held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Jakob in 45.
Highest recorded here: Ammar #362 in 2002, Jakob #6 in 2022.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ammar #487, Jakob #9.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Ammar held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Jakob in 26.
Highest recorded here: Ammar #579 in 2023, Jakob #287 in 2000.
The order changed in 2023: Ammar moved ahead. In 2022 they stood at #784 and #746; by 2023 that had become #579 and #1139.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ammar #630, Jakob #1402.
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 | Ammar | Jakob |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | A form of Jacob (or James) used across Germanic and Scandinavian languages, from the Hebrew Ya'akov. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Hebrew, via German/Scandinavian transmission |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈjɑː.kɔp/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #487 (2025) | Norway · Boys #9 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Jakob has a recorded origin (Hebrew, via German/Scandinavian transmission); Ammar does not have one recorded yet.
- Ammar and Jakob both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Jakob; Ammar doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Ammar
Popularity journey
First recorded1969
First recorded at #503 among boys in Norway in 1969 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1969–2025
Highest recorded position: #362 among boys in Norway, in 2002 (recorded 1969–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #487 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Jakob
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #150 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: #6 among boys in Norway, in 2019 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #9 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys