Harry vs Johannes
Harry 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 2019, Harry was ranked #431 and Johannes #13 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Harry was ranked #20 and Johannes #3254 among boys in England and Wales.
Harry and Johannes over time
Harry and Johannes appear together in 2 published lists, across 75 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.
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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 1964, Johannes moved ahead of Harry in Norway · Boys — #139 and #156 the year before became #153 and #148.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Harry and Johannes changed places 5 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 2019, ending at #431 and #13.
- Longest-running competitions
Harry and Johannes were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 46 years, from 1945 to 2019, ending at #431 and #13.
- Started together, ended far apart
In 1945 they stood at #70 and #75 in Norway · Boys, 5 places apart; by 2019 they were #431 and #13.
List by list
Norway · Boys46 shared years, 1945–2019
Harry held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Johannes in 29.
Highest recorded here: Harry #69 in 1946, Johannes #13 in 2019.
The order changed in 1964: Johannes moved ahead. In 1963 they stood at #139 and #156; by 1964 that had become #153 and #148.
Most recent shared year, 2019: Harry #431, Johannes #13.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Harry held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Johannes in 0.
Highest recorded here: Harry #1 in 2011, Johannes #1168 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Harry #20, 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 | Harry | Johannes |
|---|---|---|
| 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/ | |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #25 (2025) | Norway · Boys #8 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Harry has a recorded origin (English, medieval form/diminutive of Henry); Johannes does not have one recorded yet.
- Harry has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Johannes.
- A meaning is recorded for Harry; Johannes doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, 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
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