Ernst vs Jose
Ernst and Josecompared 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 1996, Ernst was ranked #471 and Jose #436 among boys in Norway.
Ernst and Jose over time
Ernst and Jose appear together in 1 published list, across 48 years of shared records. Ernst held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Jose 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.
Ernst reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Jose 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
Ernst and Jose changed places 9 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 1996, ending at #471 and #436.
- Longest-running competitions
Ernst and Jose were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 48 years, from 1945 to 1996, ending at #471 and #436.
List by list
Norway · Boys48 shared years, 1945–1996
Ernst held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Jose in 23.
Highest recorded here: Ernst #111 in 1953, Jose #180 in 1967.
The order changed in 1996: Jose moved ahead. In 1995 they stood at #451 and #462; by 1996 that had become #471 and #436.
Most recent shared year, 1996: Ernst #471, Jose #436.
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 | Ernst | Jose |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #471 (1996) | England and Wales · Boys #1307 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ernst has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Jose.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Ernst
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #120 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–1996
Highest recorded position: #111 among boys in Norway, in 1953 (recorded 1945–1996).
Norway · Boys
Most recent1996
Most recently recorded at #471 among boys in Norway, in 1996.
Norway · Boys
Jose
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #302 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2015
Highest recorded position: #180 among boys in Norway, in 1967 (recorded 1945–2015).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1307 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys