Hogne vs Jonas
Hogne and Jonascompared 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 2021, Hogne was ranked #470 and Jonas #23 among boys in Norway.
Hogne and Jonas over time
Hogne and Jonas appear together in 1 published list, across 44 years of shared records. Jonas held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Hogne 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.
Hogne reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Jonas 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Hogne and Jonas changed places 9 times in Norway · Boys between 1955 and 2021, ending at #470 and #23.
- Mirrored each other
Over 44 shared years in Norway · Boys, Jonas rose about as far as Hogne fell — from #270 and #271 in 1955 to #470 and #23 in 2021.
- Longest-running competitions
Hogne and Jonas were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 44 years, from 1955 to 2021, ending at #470 and #23.
List by list
Norway · Boys44 shared years, 1955–2021
Hogne held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Jonas in 39.
Highest recorded here: Hogne #264 in 1966, Jonas #2 in 2003.
The order changed in 1967: Jonas moved ahead. In 1966 they stood at #264 and #277; by 1967 that had become #322 and #267.
Most recent shared year, 2021: Hogne #470, Jonas #23.
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 | Hogne | Jonas |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Traditionally associated with the biblical figure Jonah; some traditions link the underlying Hebrew root to 'dove'. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Hebrew, via Greek; used in Swedish, Norwegian, Danish and German tradition |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈjuː.nas/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #470 (2021) | Norway · Boys #49 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Jonas has a recorded origin (Hebrew, via Greek; used in Swedish, Norwegian, Danish and German tradition); Hogne does not have one recorded yet.
- Hogne and Jonas both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Jonas; Hogne doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Hogne
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #359 among boys in Norway in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1952–2021
Highest recorded position: #264 among boys in Norway, in 1966 (recorded 1952–2021).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2021
Most recently recorded at #470 among boys in Norway, in 2021.
Norway · Boys
Jonas
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #257 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: #1 among boys in Norway, in 2006 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #49 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys