Flemming vs Jan-Erik
Flemming and Jan-Erikcompared 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 1992, Flemming was ranked #593 and Jan-Erik #604 among boys in Norway.
Flemming and Jan-Erik over time
Flemming and Jan-Erik appear together in 1 published list, across 30 years of shared records. Jan-Erik held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Flemming 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.
Jan-Erik reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Flemming 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
Flemming and Jan-Erik were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 30 years, from 1947 to 1992, ending at #593 and #604.
List by list
Norway · Boys30 shared years, 1947–1992
Flemming held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Jan-Erik in 29.
Highest recorded here: Flemming #215 in 1968, Jan-Erik #167 in 1947.
The order changed in 1992: Flemming moved ahead. In 1991 they stood at #618 and #334; by 1992 that had become #593 and #604.
Most recent shared year, 1992: Flemming #593, Jan-Erik #604.
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 | Flemming | Jan-Erik |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #429 (2021) | Norway · Boys #467 (1998) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Flemming has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Jan-Erik.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Flemming
Popularity journey
First recorded1947
First recorded at #285 among boys in Norway in 1947 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1947–2021
Highest recorded position: #215 among boys in Norway, in 1968 (recorded 1947–2021).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2021
Most recently recorded at #429 among boys in Norway, in 2021.
Norway · Boys
Jan-Erik
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #156 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–1998
Highest recorded position: #133 among boys in Norway, in 1951 (recorded 1945–1998).
Norway · Boys
Most recent1998
Most recently recorded at #467 among boys in Norway, in 1998.
Norway · Boys