Bernt vs Jo
Bernt and Jocompared 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 2022, Bernt was ranked #441 and Jo #260 among boys in Norway.
Bernt and Jo over time
Bernt and Jo appear together in 1 published list, across 60 years of shared records. Jo held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Bernt 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.
Bernt reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Jo 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 1988, Jo moved ahead of Bernt in Norway · Boys — #197 and #201 the year before became #306 and #177.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Bernt and Jo changed places 5 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 2022, ending at #441 and #260.
- Longest-running competitions
Bernt and Jo were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 60 years, from 1945 to 2022, ending at #441 and #260.
List by list
Norway · Boys60 shared years, 1945–2022
Bernt held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Jo in 31.
Highest recorded here: Bernt #83 in 1953, Jo #96 in 1966.
The order changed in 1988: Jo moved ahead. In 1987 they stood at #197 and #201; by 1988 that had become #306 and #177.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Bernt #441, Jo #260.
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 | Bernt | Jo |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | Used for both boys and girls |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 1 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #441 (2022) | Norway · Boys #319 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Bernt and Jo both have 1 syllable.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Bernt
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #92 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2022
Highest recorded position: #83 among boys in Norway, in 1953 (recorded 1945–2022).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2022
Most recently recorded at #441 among boys in Norway, in 2022.
Norway · Boys
Jo
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #301 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: #96 among boys in Norway, in 1966 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #319 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys