Baard vs Jonathan
Baard and Jonathancompared 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 2001, Baard was ranked #531 and Jonathan #72 among boys in Norway.
Baard and Jonathan over time
Baard and Jonathan appear together in 1 published list, across 25 years of shared records. Baard held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Jonathan 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.
Baard reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Jonathan 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
Baard and Jonathan changed places 5 times in Norway · Boys between 1949 and 2001, ending at #531 and #72.
- Mirrored each other
Over 25 shared years in Norway · Boys, Jonathan rose about as far as Baard fell — from #299 and #371 in 1949 to #531 and #72 in 2001.
List by list
Norway · Boys25 shared years, 1949–2001
Baard held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Jonathan in 12.
Highest recorded here: Baard #204 in 1968, Jonathan #72 in 2001.
The order changed in 1980: Jonathan moved ahead. In 1979 they stood at #508 and #524; by 1980 that had become #564 and #278.
Most recent shared year, 2001: Baard #531, Jonathan #72.
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 | Baard | Jonathan |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #531 (2001) | Norway · Boys #93 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Baard has 1 syllable, compared with 3 for Jonathan.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Baard
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #304 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1946–2001
Highest recorded position: #204 among boys in Norway, in 1968 (recorded 1946–2001).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2001
Most recently recorded at #531 among boys in Norway, in 2001.
Norway · Boys
Jonathan
Popularity journey
First recorded1949
First recorded at #371 among boys in Norway in 1949 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1957–2013
Highest recorded position: #15 among boys in New Zealand, in 1982 (recorded 1957–2013).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #93 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys