Hugo vs Jarle
Hugo and Jarlecompared 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, Hugo was ranked #101 and Jarle #403 among boys in Norway.
Hugo and Jarle over time
Hugo and Jarle appear together in 1 published list, across 78 years of shared records. Jarle held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Hugo 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.
Jarle reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Hugo 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
Hugo and Jarle changed places 7 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 2025, ending at #101 and #403.
- Longest-running competitions
Hugo and Jarle were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 78 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #101 and #403.
List by list
Norway · Boys78 shared years, 1945–2025
Hugo held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Jarle in 57.
Highest recorded here: Hugo #101 in 2025, Jarle #38 in 1964.
The order changed in 2008: Hugo moved ahead. In 2007 they stood at #444 and #323; by 2008 that had become #290 and #449.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Hugo #101, Jarle #403.
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 | Hugo | Jarle |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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 | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #18 (2025) | Norway · Boys #403 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Hugo and Jarle both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Hugo
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #186 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded2009–2025
Highest recorded position: #18 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025 (recorded 2009–2025).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #18 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Jarle
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #72 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: #38 among boys in Norway, in 1964 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #403 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys