Iver vs Jørund
Iver and Jørundcompared 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 2011, Iver was ranked #72 and Jørund #549 among boys in Norway.
Iver and Jørund over time
Iver and Jørund appear together in 1 published list, across 54 years of shared records. Iver held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Jørund in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Jørund reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Iver 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
Iver and Jørund changed places 16 times in Norway · Boys between 1946 and 2011, ending at #72 and #549.
- Mirrored each other
Over 54 shared years in Norway · Boys, Iver rose about as far as Jørund fell — from #273 and #357 in 1946 to #72 and #549 in 2011.
- Longest-running competitions
Iver and Jørund were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 54 years, from 1946 to 2011, ending at #72 and #549.
List by list
Norway · Boys54 shared years, 1946–2011
Iver held the stronger position in 40 of those years, Jørund in 14.
Highest recorded here: Iver #72 in 2011, Jørund #256 in 1951.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2011: Iver #72, Jørund #549.
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 | Iver | Jørund |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #34 (2025) | Norway · Boys #549 (2011) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Iver has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Jørund.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Iver
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #256 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: #26 among boys in Norway, in 2023 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #34 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Jørund
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #357 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1946–2011
Highest recorded position: #256 among boys in Norway, in 1951 (recorded 1946–2011).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2011
Most recently recorded at #549 among boys in Norway, in 2011.
Norway · Boys