Ivan vs Jøran
Ivan and Jørancompared 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 2013, Ivan was ranked #328 and Jøran #535 among boys in Norway.
Ivan and Jøran over time
Ivan and Jøran appear together in 1 published list, across 55 years of shared records. Ivan held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Jøran 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.
Ivan reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Jøran 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
Ivan and Jøran changed places 7 times in Norway · Boys between 1954 and 2013, ending at #328 and #535.
- Longest-running competitions
Ivan and Jøran were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 55 years, from 1954 to 2013, ending at #328 and #535.
List by list
Norway · Boys55 shared years, 1954–2013
Ivan held the stronger position in 51 of those years, Jøran in 4.
Highest recorded here: Ivan #138 in 1984, Jøran #220 in 1992.
The order changed in 2002: Ivan moved ahead. In 2001 they stood at #282 and #273; by 2002 that had become #220 and #310.
Most recent shared year, 2013: Ivan #328, Jøran #535.
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 | Ivan | Jøran |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | The Slavic form of John, commonly interpreted as 'God is gracious'. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Old Church Slavic, via Greek Ioannes | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈaɪvən/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #235 (2025) | Norway · Boys #535 (2013) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | 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
- Ivan has a recorded origin (Old Church Slavic, via Greek Ioannes); Jøran does not have one recorded yet.
- Ivan has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Jøran.
- A meaning is recorded for Ivan; Jøran doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Ivan
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #192 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1954–1959
Highest recorded position: #83 among boys in New Zealand, in 1954 (recorded 1954–1959).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #235 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Jøran
Popularity journey
First recorded1954
First recorded at #230 among boys in Norway in 1954 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1954–2013
Highest recorded position: #220 among boys in Norway, in 1992 (recorded 1954–2013).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2013
Most recently recorded at #535 among boys in Norway, in 2013.
Norway · Boys