Imre vs Jonah

Imre 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.

England and Wales · Boys
In 2023, Imre was ranked #4991 and Jonah #134 among boys in England and Wales.
Norway · Boys
In 2025, Imre was ranked #317 and Jonah #253 among boys in Norway.

Imre and Jonah over time

Imre and Jonah appear together in 1 published list, across 23 years of shared records. Jonah held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Imre 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
Imre and Jonah changed places 13 times in Norway · Boys between 2003 and 2025, ending at #317 and #253.
Closest over the longest run
Across 23 shared years in Norway · Boys, Imre and Jonah averaged 48.3 places apart, ending at #317 and #253.
Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Boys within 2 years — Imre #179 in 2009, Jonah #180 in 2009.

List by list

Norway · Boys23 shared years, 2003–2025
Imre held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Jonah in 13.
Highest recorded here: Imre #179 in 2009, Jonah #180 in 2009.
The order changed in 2025: Jonah moved ahead. In 2024 they stood at #249 and #299; by 2025 that had become #317 and #253.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Imre #317, Jonah #253.

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.

Henry vs Jonah
Henry and Jonah changed places 12 times in Northern Ireland · Boys between 1999 and 2024, ending at #45 and #48.
Henry · Jonah · 24 shared years, 1999–2024 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
See the 2024 Northern Ireland ranking
Eoin vs Jonah
In Northern Ireland · Boys, Jonah moved into the top 50 at #23 in 2021 as Eoin fell out of it to #70, having been #46 the year before.
Eoin · Jonah · 24 shared years, 1999–2024 · One took the other's place near the top
See the 2021 Northern Ireland ranking
Jamie vs Jonah
In Northern Ireland · Boys, Jonah moved into the top 50 at #23 in 2021 as Jamie fell out of it to #69, having been #41 the year before.
Jamie · Jonah · 24 shared years, 1999–2024 · One took the other's place near the top
See the 2021 Northern Ireland ranking
Michael vs Jonah
In Northern Ireland · Boys, Jonah moved into the top 50 at #23 in 2021 as Michael fell out of it to #55, having been #37 the year before.
Michael · Jonah · 24 shared years, 1999–2024 · One took the other's place near the top
See the 2021 Northern Ireland ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Imre, Jonah
Field	Imre	Jonah
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
Syllables	2	2
Common variants / nicknames	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Recorded regional usage	GB-ENW, NO	GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO
Most recent popularity observation	Norway · Boys #317 (2025)	Republic of Ireland · Boys #223 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	95/100	94/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	60/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Imre and Jonah both have 2 syllables.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.

How each name got here

Imre

Popularity journey

First recorded1961
First recorded at #434 among boys in Norway in 1961 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1961–2025
Highest recorded position: #179 among boys in Norway, in 2009 (recorded 1961–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #317 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys

Jonah

Popularity journey

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
Highest recorded1999–2024
Highest recorded position: #23 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2021 (recorded 1999–2024).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #253 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys