Edgar vs Jonny
Edgar and Jonnycompared 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 1999, Edgar was ranked #470 and Jonny #515 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Edgar was ranked #898 and Jonny #2443 among boys in England and Wales.
Edgar and Jonny over time
Edgar and Jonny appear together in 2 published lists, across 75 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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
Edgar and Jonny changed places 6 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2024, ending at #898 and #2443.
- Longest-running competitions
Edgar and Jonny were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 47 years, from 1945 to 1999, ending at #470 and #515.
List by list
Norway · Boys47 shared years, 1945–1999
Edgar held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Jonny in 45.
Highest recorded here: Edgar #122 in 1951, Jonny #55 in 1963.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1999: Edgar #470, Jonny #515.
England and Wales · Boys28 shared years, 1996–2024
Edgar held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Jonny in 6.
Highest recorded here: Edgar #690 in 2018, Jonny #391 in 2004.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Edgar #898, Jonny #2443.
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 | Edgar | Jonny |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #340 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #2443 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Edgar and Jonny both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Edgar
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #142 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: #122 among boys in Norway, in 1951 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #340 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Jonny
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #181 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2004
Highest recorded position: #55 among boys in Norway, in 1963 (recorded 1945–2004).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2443 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys