Holger vs Jørund
Holger and Jørundcompared 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 1978, Holger was ranked #564 and Jørund #299 among boys in Norway.
Holger and Jørund over time
Holger and Jørund appear together in 1 published list, across 23 years of shared records. Jørund held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Holger 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.
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
Holger and Jørund changed places 9 times in Norway · Boys between 1946 and 1978, ending at #564 and #299.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Boys within 2 years — Holger #253 in 1951, Jørund #256 in 1951.
List by list
Norway · Boys23 shared years, 1946–1978
Holger held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Jørund in 13.
Highest recorded here: Holger #253 in 1951, Jørund #256 in 1951.
The order changed in 1975: Jørund moved ahead. In 1974 they stood at #469 and #508; by 1975 that had become #461 and #351.
Most recent shared year, 1978: Holger #564, Jørund #299.
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 | Holger | Jørund |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #485 (2024) | Norway · Boys #549 (2011) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Holger has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Jørund.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Holger
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #284 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: #212 among boys in Norway, in 1949 (recorded 1945–2024).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #485 among boys in Norway, in 2024.
Norway · Boys
Jørund
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #357 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1946–2011
Highest recorded position: #256 among boys in Norway, in 1951 (recorded 1946–2011).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2011
Most recently recorded at #549 among boys in Norway, in 2011.
Norway · Boys