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Håvar vs Jonah

Håvar and Jonahcompared 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 2010, Håvar was ranked #501 and Jonah #194 among boys in Norway.

Håvar and Jonah over time

Håvar and Jonah appear together in 1 published list, across 8 years of shared records. Jonah held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Håvar 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.

Håvar reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Jonah 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.

List by list

  • Norway · Boys8 shared years, 19962010

    Håvar held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Jonah in 5.

    Highest recorded here: Håvar #311 in 1998, Jonah #180 in 2009.

    The order changed in 2004: Jonah moved ahead. In 2003 they stood at #311 and #464; by 2004 that had become #497 and #290.

    Most recent shared year, 2010: Håvar #501, Jonah #194.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Jonah

Pairs where Jonah shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Håvar, Jonah
FieldHåvarJonah
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagemalemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recorded
Syllables12
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageNOGB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Boys #501 (2010)England and Wales · Boys #147 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)94/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)40/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Håvar has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Jonah.
  • Both names have recorded usage in NO.

How each name got here

Håvar

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1964

    First recorded at #507 among boys in Norway in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1964–2010

    Highest recorded position: #253 among boys in Norway, in 1977 (recorded 1964–2010).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2010

    Most recently recorded at #501 among boys in Norway, in 2010.

    Norway · Boys

Jonah

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1992

    First recorded at #337 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1992 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1999–2024

    Highest recorded position: #23 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2021 (recorded 1999–2024).

    Northern Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #147 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys