Donatas vs Janis
Donatas and Janiscompared 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 1993, Donatas was ranked #450 and Janis #508 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2016, Donatas was ranked #4023 and Janis #3478 among boys in England and Wales.
Donatas and Janis over time
Donatas and Janis appear together in 1 published list, across 20 years of shared records. Donatas held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Janis 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.
Janis reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Donatas 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
Donatas and Janis changed places 7 times in Norway · Boys between 1972 and 1993, ending at #450 and #508.
List by list
Norway · Boys20 shared years, 1972–1993
Donatas held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Janis in 7.
Highest recorded here: Donatas #199 in 1987, Janis #223 in 1982.
The order changed in 1984: Donatas moved ahead. In 1983 they stood at #251 and #229; by 1984 that had become #235 and #288.
Most recent shared year, 1993: Donatas #450, Janis #508.
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 | Donatas | Janis |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #4023 (2016) | England and Wales · Girls #5891 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Donatas has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Janis.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Donatas
Popularity journey
First recorded1972
First recorded at #547 among boys in Norway in 1972 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1972–1996
Highest recorded position: #199 among boys in Norway, in 1987 (recorded 1972–1996).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2016
Most recently recorded at #4023 among boys in England and Wales, in 2016.
England and Wales · Boys
Janis
Popularity journey
First recorded1963
First recorded at #478 among boys in Norway in 1963 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1963–1994
Highest recorded position: #223 among boys in Norway, in 1982 (recorded 1963–1994).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5891 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls