Fredrik vs Jonathan
Fredrik and Jonathancompared 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 Jonathan #93 among boys in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2017, Fredrik was ranked #710 and Jonathan #169 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Fredrik was ranked #3254 and Jonathan #302 among boys in England and Wales.
Fredrik and Jonathan over time
Fredrik and Jonathan appear together in 2 published lists, across 92 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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
Fredrik and Jonathan changed places 12 times in Norway · Boys between 1949 and 2025, ending at #82 and #93.
- Longest-running competitions
Fredrik and Jonathan were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 64 years, from 1949 to 2025, ending at #82 and #93.
List by list
Norway · Boys64 shared years, 1949–2025
Fredrik held the stronger position in 55 of those years, Jonathan in 9.
Highest recorded here: Fredrik #6 in 1989, Jonathan #32 in 2011.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Fredrik #82, Jonathan #93.
England and Wales · Boys28 shared years, 1996–2024
Fredrik held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Jonathan in 28.
Highest recorded here: Fredrik #1111 in 2020, Jonathan #39 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Fredrik #3254, Jonathan #302.
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 | Fredrik | Jonathan |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #82 (2025) | Norway · Boys #93 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Fredrik has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Jonathan.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Fredrik
Popularity journey
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
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #6 among boys in Norway, in 1989 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #82 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Jonathan
Popularity journey
First recorded1949
First recorded at #371 among boys in Norway in 1949 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1957–2013
Highest recorded position: #15 among boys in New Zealand, in 1982 (recorded 1957–2013).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #93 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys