Harald vs Johannes
Harald and Johannescompared 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, Harald was ranked #109 and Johannes #8 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Harald was ranked #3254 and Johannes #3254 among boys in England and Wales.
Harald and Johannes over time
Harald and Johannes appear together in 2 published lists, across 89 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.
Harald reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Johannes 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 1991, Johannes moved ahead of Harald in Norway · Boys — #128 and #129 the year before became #115 and #108.
- Longest-running competitions
Harald and Johannes were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #109 and #8.
List by list
Norway · Boys81 shared years, 1945–2025
Harald held the stronger position in 45 of those years, Johannes in 36.
Highest recorded here: Harald #8 in 1945, Johannes #6 in 2024.
The order changed in 1991: Johannes moved ahead. In 1990 they stood at #128 and #129; by 1991 that had become #115 and #108.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Harald #109, Johannes #8.
England and Wales · Boys8 shared years, 1997–2024
Harald held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Johannes in 7.
Highest recorded here: Harald #2859 in 1997, Johannes #1263 in 1998.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Harald #3254, Johannes #3254.
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 | Harald | Johannes |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #109 (2025) | Norway · Boys #8 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Harald has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Johannes.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Harald
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #8 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: #8 among boys in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #109 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Johannes
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #75 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 2024 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #8 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys