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Fredrik vs Jon

Fredrik and Joncompared 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 2025, Fredrik was ranked #82 and Jon #124 among boys in Norway.

  • England and Wales · Boys

    In 2025, Fredrik was ranked #1897 and Jon #1798 among boys in England and Wales.

Fredrik and Jon over time

Fredrik and Jon appear together in 2 published lists, across 110 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.

Jon reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Fredrik 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.

List by list

  • Norway · Boys81 shared years, 1945–2025

    Fredrik held the stronger position in 42 of those years, Jon in 39.

    Highest recorded here: Fredrik #6 in 1989, Jon #19 in 1982.

    The order changed in 1984: Fredrik moved ahead. In 1983 they stood at #27 and #25; by 1984 that had become #25 and #27.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Fredrik #82, Jon #124.

  • England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2025

    Fredrik held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Jon in 24.

    Highest recorded here: Fredrik #1111 in 2020, Jon #239 in 1996.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Fredrik #1897, Jon #1798.

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 Fredrik

Pairs where Fredrik shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other comparisons involving Jon

Pairs where Jon shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — longest-running competitions.

All longest-running competitions→

Other pairs from Norway lists

Pairs measured inside Norway's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

Norway overview→

Other pairs ranked together in the 2020s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2020 and 2029.

The 2020s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Fredrik, Jon
FieldFredrikJon
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagemalemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recorded
Syllables21
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, IE, NOGB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Boys #82 (2025)Norway · Boys #124 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)82/10095/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Fredrik has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Jon.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.

How each name got here

Fredrik

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #137 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #6 among boys in Norway, in 1989 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1897 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Jon

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #34 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #19 among boys in Norway, in 1982 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1798 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys