Ivar vs Jonny
Ivar and Jonnycompared 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 2004, Ivar was ranked #170 and Jonny #502 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Ivar was ranked #648 and Jonny #2443 among boys in England and Wales.
Ivar and Jonny over time
Ivar and Jonny appear together in 2 published lists, across 63 years of shared records. Ivar held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Jonny 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.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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.
- Longest-running competitions
Ivar and Jonny were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 54 years, from 1945 to 2004, ending at #170 and #502.
List by list
Norway · Boys54 shared years, 1945–2004
Ivar held the stronger position in 54 of those years, Jonny in 0.
Highest recorded here: Ivar #28 in 1949, Jonny #55 in 1963.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2004: Ivar #170, Jonny #502.
England and Wales · Boys9 shared years, 2016–2024
Ivar held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Jonny in 2.
Highest recorded here: Ivar #503 in 2021, Jonny #946 in 2016.
The order changed in 2018: Ivar moved ahead. In 2017 they stood at #1124 and #1042; by 2018 that had become #932 and #1455.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ivar #648, Jonny #2443.
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 | Ivar | Jonny |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #111 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #2443 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ivar and Jonny both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Ivar
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #30 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #28 among boys in Norway, in 1949 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #111 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Jonny
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #181 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2004
Highest recorded position: #55 among boys in Norway, in 1963 (recorded 1945–2004).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2443 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys