Birger vs Johnny
Birger and Johnnycompared 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 2023, Birger was ranked #453 and Johnny #518 among boys in Norway.
Birger and Johnny over time
Birger and Johnny appear together in 1 published list, across 63 years of shared records. Johnny held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Birger in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Birger reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Johnny 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
Birger and Johnny changed places 8 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 2023, ending at #453 and #518.
- Longest-running competitions
Birger and Johnny were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 63 years, from 1945 to 2023, ending at #453 and #518.
List by list
Norway · Boys63 shared years, 1945–2023
Birger held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Johnny in 53.
Highest recorded here: Birger #72 in 1950, Johnny #44 in 1956.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Birger #453, Johnny #518.
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 | Birger | Johnny |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #490 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #252 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Birger and Johnny both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Birger
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #81 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: #72 among boys in Norway, in 1950 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #490 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Johnny
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #90 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2023
Highest recorded position: #44 among boys in Norway, in 1956 (recorded 1945–2023).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #252 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys