Ivan vs Kornelius
Ivan and Korneliuscompared 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, Ivan was ranked #235 and Kornelius #321 among boys in Norway.
Ivan and Kornelius over time
Ivan and Kornelius appear together in 1 published list, across 30 years of shared records. Ivan held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Kornelius in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Ivan reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Kornelius 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 Kornelius changed places 8 times in Norway · Boys between 1993 and 2025, ending at #235 and #321.
- Longest-running competitions
Ivan and Kornelius were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 30 years, from 1993 to 2025, ending at #235 and #321.
List by list
Norway · Boys30 shared years, 1993–2025
Ivan held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Kornelius in 5.
Highest recorded here: Ivan #191 in 2017, Kornelius #201 in 2020.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ivan #235, Kornelius #321.
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 | Kornelius |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| 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 #321 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 70/100 |
| 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); Kornelius does not have one recorded yet.
- Ivan has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Kornelius.
- A meaning is recorded for Ivan; Kornelius 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
Kornelius
Popularity journey
First recorded1993
First recorded at #553 among boys in Norway in 1993 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1993–2025
Highest recorded position: #201 among boys in Norway, in 2020 (recorded 1993–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #321 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys