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Jakob vs Johannes

Jakob and Johannescompared 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, Jakob was ranked #9 and Johannes #8 among boys in Norway.

  • England and Wales · Boys

    In 2025, Jakob was ranked #1124 and Johannes #2952 among boys in England and Wales.

Jakob and Johannes over time

Jakob and Johannes appear together in 2 published lists, across 111 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

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.

List by list

  • Norway · Boys81 shared years, 1945–2025

    Jakob held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Johannes in 71.

    Highest recorded here: Jakob #6 in 2019, Johannes #6 in 2024.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Jakob #9, Johannes #8.

  • England and Wales · Boys30 shared years, 1996–2025

    Jakob held the stronger position in 30 of those years, Johannes in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Jakob #287 in 2000, Johannes #1168 in 1996.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Jakob #1124, Johannes #2952.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Jakob

Pairs where Jakob shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other comparisons involving Johannes

Pairs where Johannes shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — repeatedly exchanged positions.

All repeatedly exchanged positions→

Other pairs from Norway lists

Pairs measured inside Norway's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

Norway overview→

Other pairs ranked together in the 2020s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2020 and 2029.

The 2020s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Jakob, Johannes
FieldJakobJohannes
Record typeEditorially researched profileOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagemalemale
MeaningA form of Jacob (or James) used across Germanic and Scandinavian languages, from the Hebrew Ya'akov.Not yet recorded
OriginHebrew, via German/Scandinavian transmissionNot yet recorded
Pronunciation/ˈjɑː.kɔp/
Syllables23
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZGB-ENW, NO
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Boys #9 (2025)Norway · Boys #8 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)90/100Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)94/10076/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/10060/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Jakob has a recorded origin (Hebrew, via German/Scandinavian transmission); Johannes does not have one recorded yet.
  • Jakob has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Johannes.
  • A meaning is recorded for Jakob; Johannes doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.

How each name got here

Jakob

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #150 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #6 among boys in Norway, in 2019 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1124 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Johannes

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #75 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #6 among boys in Norway, in 2024 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #2952 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys