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Egil vs Jan

Egil and Jancompared 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 2025, Egil was ranked #312 and Jan #149 among boys in Norway.

Egil and Jan over time

Egil and Jan appear together in 1 published list, across 79 years of shared records. Jan held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Egil in 0.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Egil reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Jan 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.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Egil and Jan were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 79 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #312 and #149.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Boys within 2 years — Egil #25 in 1945, Jan #1 in 1946.

List by list

  • Norway · Boys79 shared years, 1945–2025

    Egil held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Jan in 79.

    Highest recorded here: Egil #25 in 1945, Jan #1 in 1946.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Egil #312, Jan #149.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Egil

Pairs where Egil shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other comparisons involving Jan

Pairs where Jan shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — peaked in the same years.

All peaked in the same years→

Other pairs from Norway lists

Pairs measured inside Norway's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

Norway overview→

Other pairs ranked together in the 2020s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2020 and 2029.

The 2020s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Egil, Jan
FieldEgilJan
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Editorially researched profile
Gender usagemalemale
MeaningNot yet recordedA form of Johannes used across many European languages, from Hebrew Yochanan via Greek Ioannes — 'Yahweh is gracious'.
OriginNot yet recordedHebrew, via Dutch/Scandinavian/Central European transmission
Pronunciation/ˈjɑːn/
Syllables21
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageNOAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Boys #312 (2025)Norway · Boys #149 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recorded90/100
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)95/10095/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)40/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Jan has a recorded origin (Hebrew, via Dutch/Scandinavian/Central European transmission); Egil does not have one recorded yet.
  • Egil has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Jan.
  • A meaning is recorded for Jan; Egil doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in NO.

How each name got here

Egil

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #25 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #25 among boys in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #312 among boys in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Boys

Jan

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #2 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #1 among boys in Norway, in 1946 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #639 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys