Andreas vs Jim
Andreas and Jimcompared 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 2017, Andreas was ranked #43 and Jim #453 among boys in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Andreas was ranked #829 and Jim #309 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Andreas was ranked #552 and Jim #5119 among boys in England and Wales.
Andreas and Jim over time
Andreas and Jim appear together in 3 published lists, across 104 years of shared records. Andreas held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Jim in 1.
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
Andreas and Jim were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 62 years, from 1947 to 2017, ending at #43 and #453.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Andreas #358 in 1996, Jim #680 in 1996.
List by list
Norway · Boys62 shared years, 1947–2017
Andreas held the stronger position in 62 of those years, Jim in 0.
Highest recorded here: Andreas #1 in 1991, Jim #121 in 1966.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2017: Andreas #43, Jim #453.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Andreas held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Jim in 0.
Highest recorded here: Andreas #358 in 1996, Jim #680 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Andreas #552, Jim #5119.
Republic of Ireland · Boys13 shared years, 1970–2025
Andreas held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Jim in 10.
Highest recorded here: Andreas #251 in 1970, Jim #251 in 2022.
The order changed in 1980: Jim moved ahead. In 1979 they stood at #251 and #305; by 1980 that had become #321 and #288.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Andreas #829, Jim #309.
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 | Andreas | Jim |
|---|---|---|
| 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, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #96 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #309 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Andreas has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Jim.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Andreas
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #140 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: #1 among boys in Norway, in 1991 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #96 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Jim
Popularity journey
First recorded1947
First recorded at #337 among boys in Norway in 1947 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1947–2017
Highest recorded position: #121 among boys in Norway, in 1966 (recorded 1947–2017).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #309 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys