Borgar vs Jann
Borgar and Janncompared 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 1984, Borgar was ranked #608 and Jann #622 among boys in Norway.
Borgar and Jann over time
Borgar and Jann appear together in 1 published list, across 15 years of shared records. Jann held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Borgar 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.
Borgar reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Jann 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
Borgar and Jann changed places 5 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 1984, ending at #608 and #622.
List by list
Norway · Boys15 shared years, 1945–1984
Borgar held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Jann in 12.
Highest recorded here: Borgar #279 in 1946, Jann #186 in 1949.
The order changed in 1984: Borgar moved ahead. In 1983 they stood at #579 and #496; by 1984 that had become #608 and #622.
Most recent shared year, 1984: Borgar #608, Jann #622.
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 | Borgar | Jann |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #490 (2019) | Norway · Boys #563 (1998) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Borgar has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Jann.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Borgar
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #295 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2019
Highest recorded position: #279 among boys in Norway, in 1946 (recorded 1945–2019).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2019
Most recently recorded at #490 among boys in Norway, in 2019.
Norway · Boys
Jann
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #193 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–1998
Highest recorded position: #179 among boys in Norway, in 1953 (recorded 1945–1998).
Norway · Boys
Most recent1998
Most recently recorded at #563 among boys in Norway, in 1998.
Norway · Boys