Harry vs Joacim
Harry and Joacimcompared 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 1997, Harry was ranked #410 and Joacim #254 among boys in Norway.
Harry and Joacim over time
Harry and Joacim appear together in 1 published list, across 14 years of shared records. Joacim held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Harry 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.
Joacim reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Harry 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.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Boys within 2 years — Harry #396 in 1990, Joacim #229 in 1988.
List by list
Norway · Boys14 shared years, 1973–1997
Harry held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Joacim in 10.
Highest recorded here: Harry #396 in 1990, Joacim #229 in 1988.
The order changed in 1980: Joacim moved ahead. In 1979 they stood at #446 and #566; by 1980 that had become #634 and #539.
Most recent shared year, 1997: Harry #410, Joacim #254.
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 | Harry | Joacim |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | A diminutive/pet form, inheriting its meaning from Henry — 'home ruler' — and functioning, in modern times, as a nickname for both Henry and names beginning with 'Har-'. During the Middle Ages in England, Henry was generally rendered as Harry or Herry in English pronunciation. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | English, medieval form/diminutive of Henry | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈhæri/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #25 (2025) | Norway · Boys #465 (2006) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Harry has a recorded origin (English, medieval form/diminutive of Henry); Joacim does not have one recorded yet.
- Harry and Joacim both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Harry; Joacim doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Harry
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #70 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #1 among boys in England and Wales, in 2011 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #39 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Joacim
Popularity journey
First recorded1973
First recorded at #546 among boys in Norway in 1973 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1973–2006
Highest recorded position: #229 among boys in Norway, in 1988 (recorded 1973–2006).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2006
Most recently recorded at #465 among boys in Norway, in 2006.
Norway · Boys