Geir vs Jonatan
Geir and Jonatancompared 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 2024, Geir was ranked #482 and Jonatan #285 among boys in Norway.
Geir and Jonatan over time
Geir and Jonatan appear together in 1 published list, across 36 years of shared records. Jonatan held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Geir 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.
Geir reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Jonatan 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 1998, Jonatan moved ahead of Geir in Norway · Boys — #198 and #229 the year before became #240 and #184.
- Longest-running competitions
Geir and Jonatan were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 36 years, from 1982 to 2024, ending at #482 and #285.
List by list
Norway · Boys36 shared years, 1982–2024
Geir held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Jonatan in 20.
Highest recorded here: Geir #30 in 1982, Jonatan #119 in 2003.
The order changed in 1998: Jonatan moved ahead. In 1997 they stood at #198 and #229; by 1998 that had become #240 and #184.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Geir #482, Jonatan #285.
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 | Geir | Jonatan |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #482 (2024) | Norway · Boys #404 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Geir has 1 syllable, compared with 3 for Jonatan.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Geir
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #59 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2024
Highest recorded position: #2 among boys in Norway, in 1963 (recorded 1945–2024).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #482 among boys in Norway, in 2024.
Norway · Boys
Jonatan
Popularity journey
First recorded1982
First recorded at #624 among boys in Norway in 1982 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1982–2025
Highest recorded position: #119 among boys in Norway, in 2003 (recorded 1982–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #404 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys