Egil vs Johnny
Egil 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, Egil was ranked #323 and Johnny #518 among boys in Norway.
Egil and Johnny over time
Egil and Johnny appear together in 1 published list, across 63 years of shared records. Egil held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Johnny 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 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
Egil and Johnny changed places 16 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 2023, ending at #323 and #518.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 63 shared years in Norway · Boys, Egil and Johnny averaged 35.9 places apart, ending at #323 and #518.
- Longest-running competitions
Egil and Johnny were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 63 years, from 1945 to 2023, ending at #323 and #518.
List by list
Norway · Boys63 shared years, 1945–2023
Egil held the stronger position in 34 of those years, Johnny in 29.
Highest recorded here: Egil #25 in 1945, Johnny #44 in 1956.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Egil #323, 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.
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.
- Olav vs Egil
In 1945 they stood at #18 and #25 in Norway · Boys, 7 places apart; by 2025 they were #10 and #312.
Olav · Egil · 79 shared years, 1945–2025 · Started together, ended far apart
- Kåre vs Egil
Kåre and Egil changed places 19 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 2025, ending at #358 and #312.
Kåre · Egil · 75 shared years, 1945–2025 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
- Frank vs Egil
Frank and Egil changed places 18 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 2025, ending at #459 and #312.
Frank · Egil · 78 shared years, 1945–2025 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
- Finn vs Egil
Finn and Egil changed places 15 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 2025, ending at #153 and #312.
Finn · Egil · 79 shared years, 1945–2025 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
Side by side
| Field | Egil | 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 #312 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #252 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Egil and Johnny both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Egil
Popularity journey
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
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #25 among boys in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #312 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