Fionntan vs Jonas
Fionntan and Jonascompared 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.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2023, Fionntan was ranked #395 and Jonas #272 among boys in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2003, Fionntan was ranked #3467 and Jonas #731 among boys in England and Wales.
Fionntan and Jonas over time
Fionntan and Jonas appear together in 1 published list, across 12 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
Fionntan reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Jonas 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.
List by list
Northern Ireland · Boys12 shared years, 2009–2023
Fionntan held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Jonas in 5.
Highest recorded here: Fionntan #245 in 2011, Jonas #215 in 2018.
The order changed in 2017: Jonas moved ahead. In 2016 they stood at #281 and #358; by 2017 that had become #415 and #250.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Fionntan #395, Jonas #272.
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 | Fionntan | Jonas |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Traditionally associated with the biblical figure Jonah; some traditions link the underlying Hebrew root to 'dove'. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Hebrew, via Greek; used in Swedish, Norwegian, Danish and German tradition |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈjuː.nas/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Northern Ireland · Boys #395 (2023) | Norway · Boys #49 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Jonas has a recorded origin (Hebrew, via Greek; used in Swedish, Norwegian, Danish and German tradition); Fionntan does not have one recorded yet.
- Fionntan and Jonas both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Jonas; Fionntan doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Fionntan
Popularity journey
First recorded1997
First recorded at #210 among boys in Northern Ireland in 1997 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Northern Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1997–2023
Highest recorded position: #167 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2002 (recorded 1997–2023).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #395 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2023.
Northern Ireland · Boys
Jonas
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #257 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: #1 among boys in Norway, in 2006 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #49 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys