Antonio vs Zoran
Antonio and Zorancompared 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 1988, Antonio was ranked #466 and Zoran #654 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Antonio was ranked #494 and Zoran #3688 among boys in England and Wales.
Antonio and Zoran over time
Antonio and Zoran appear together in 2 published lists, across 37 years of shared records. Antonio held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Zoran in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Antonio and Zoran changed places 6 times in Norway · Boys between 1957 and 1988, ending at #466 and #654.
List by list
Norway · Boys26 shared years, 1957–1988
Antonio held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Zoran in 4.
Highest recorded here: Antonio #279 in 1976, Zoran #312 in 1963.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1988: Antonio #466, Zoran #654.
England and Wales · Boys11 shared years, 1999–2024
Antonio held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Zoran in 0.
Highest recorded here: Antonio #292 in 1999, Zoran #2837 in 2009.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Antonio #494, Zoran #3688.
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 | Antonio | Zoran |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #468 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #3688 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Antonio has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Zoran.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Antonio
Popularity journey
First recorded1947
First recorded at #331 among boys in Norway in 1947 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1962–1968
Highest recorded position: #85 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1964 (recorded 1962–1968).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #488 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Zoran
Popularity journey
First recorded1957
First recorded at #453 among boys in Norway in 1957 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1957–1988
Highest recorded position: #312 among boys in Norway, in 1963 (recorded 1957–1988).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3688 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys