Eldar vs Jaran
Eldar and Jarancompared 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 2022, Eldar was ranked #378 and Jaran #480 among boys in Norway.
Eldar and Jaran over time
Eldar and Jaran appear together in 1 published list, across 18 years of shared records. Eldar held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Jaran in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Jaran reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Eldar 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
Eldar and Jaran changed places 4 times in Norway · Boys between 1974 and 2022, ending at #378 and #480.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Boys within 2 years — Eldar #252 in 2015, Jaran #347 in 2014.
List by list
Norway · Boys18 shared years, 1974–2022
Eldar held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Jaran in 2.
Highest recorded here: Eldar #252 in 2015, Jaran #347 in 2014.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Eldar #378, Jaran #480.
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 | Eldar | Jaran |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #278 (2025) | Norway · Boys #480 (2022) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Eldar and Jaran both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Eldar
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #327 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: #188 among boys in Norway, in 1952 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #278 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Jaran
Popularity journey
First recorded1974
First recorded at #616 among boys in Norway in 1974 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1974–2022
Highest recorded position: #347 among boys in Norway, in 2014 (recorded 1974–2022).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2022
Most recently recorded at #480 among boys in Norway, in 2022.
Norway · Boys