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Jakob vs Tommy

Jakob and Tommycompared 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.

  • Northern Ireland · Boys

    In 2022, Jakob was ranked #414 and Tommy #13 among boys in Northern Ireland.

  • Norway · Boys

    In 2024, Jakob was ranked #14 and Tommy #503 among boys in Norway.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys

    In 2020, Jakob was ranked #556 and Tommy #36 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Boys

    In 2024, Jakob was ranked #1402 and Tommy #39 among boys in England and Wales.

Jakob and Tommy over time

Jakob and Tommy appear together in 3 published lists, across 123 years of shared records. Tommy held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Jakob in 0.

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

Jakob reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Tommy in 1. 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.

  • Mirrored each other

    Over 80 shared years in Norway · Boys, Jakob rose about as far as Tommy fell — from #150 and #268 in 1945 to #14 and #503 in 2024.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Jakob and Tommy were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 80 years, from 1945 to 2024, ending at #14 and #503.

List by list

  • Norway · Boys80 shared years, 1945–2024

    Jakob held the stronger position in 36 of those years, Tommy in 44.

    Highest recorded here: Jakob #6 in 2019, Tommy #11 in 1976.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Jakob #14, Tommy #503.

  • England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024

    Jakob held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Tommy in 29.

    Highest recorded here: Jakob #287 in 2000, Tommy #22 in 2020.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Jakob #1402, Tommy #39.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys14 shared years, 2001–2020

    Jakob held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Tommy in 14.

    Highest recorded here: Jakob #317 in 2001, Tommy #36 in 2020.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2020: Jakob #556, Tommy #36.

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 Tommy

Pairs where Tommy 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 — mirrored each other.

All mirrored each other→

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, Tommy
FieldJakobTommy
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/
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Boys #9 (2025)Republic of Ireland · Boys #27 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)90/100Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)94/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

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

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 #9 among boys in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Boys

Tommy

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #268 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 recorded1999–2024

    Highest recorded position: #11 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2023 (recorded 1999–2024).

    Northern Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #97 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys