Ingolf vs Jomar
Ingolf and Jomarcompared 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 1984, Ingolf was ranked #619 and Jomar #551 among boys in Norway.
Ingolf and Jomar over time
Ingolf and Jomar appear together in 1 published list, across 17 years of shared records. Ingolf held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Jomar 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.
Ingolf reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Jomar 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
Ingolf and Jomar changed places 7 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 1984, ending at #619 and #551.
List by list
Norway · Boys17 shared years, 1945–1984
Ingolf held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Jomar in 5.
Highest recorded here: Ingolf #187 in 1945, Jomar #237 in 1959.
The order changed in 1984: Jomar moved ahead. In 1983 they stood at #539 and #611; by 1984 that had become #619 and #551.
Most recent shared year, 1984: Ingolf #619, Jomar #551.
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 | Ingolf | Jomar |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #619 (1984) | Norway · Boys #526 (2002) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ingolf and Jomar both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Ingolf
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #187 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–1984
Highest recorded position: #187 among boys in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–1984).
Norway · Boys
Most recent1984
Most recently recorded at #619 among boys in Norway, in 1984.
Norway · Boys
Jomar
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #330 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2002
Highest recorded position: #237 among boys in Norway, in 1959 (recorded 1945–2002).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2002
Most recently recorded at #526 among boys in Norway, in 2002.
Norway · Boys