Jakub vs Jonah
Jakub and Jonahcompared 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 2024, Jakub was ranked #404 and Jonah #48 among boys in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Jakub was ranked #560 and Jonah #145 among boys in England and Wales.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Jakub was ranked #330 and Jonah #209 among boys in Scotland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Jakub was ranked #372 and Jonah #223 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Norway · Boys
In 2025, Jakub was ranked #500 and Jonah #253 among boys in Norway.
Jakub and Jonah over time
Jakub and Jonah appear together in 4 published lists, across 93 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
Jakub reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 4 of those lists, and Jonah 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
Jakub and Jonah changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2024, ending at #560 and #145.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Jakub held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Jonah in 18.
Highest recorded here: Jakub #123 in 2009, Jonah #133 in 2022.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Jakub #560, Jonah #145.
Norway · Boys25 shared years, 1996–2025
Jakub held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Jonah in 8.
Highest recorded here: Jakub #148 in 2003, Jonah #180 in 2009.
The order changed in 2025: Jonah moved ahead. In 2024 they stood at #297 and #299; by 2025 that had become #500 and #253.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Jakub #500, Jonah #253.
Republic of Ireland · Boys22 shared years, 2004–2025
Jakub held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Jonah in 8.
Highest recorded here: Jakub #57 in 2009, Jonah #135 in 2018.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Jakub #372, Jonah #223.
Northern Ireland · Boys17 shared years, 2006–2024
Jakub held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Jonah in 15.
Highest recorded here: Jakub #111 in 2011, Jonah #23 in 2021.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Jakub #404, Jonah #48.
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 | Jakub | Jonah |
|---|---|---|
| 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-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #372 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #223 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Jakub and Jonah both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Jakub
Popularity journey
First recorded1973
First recorded at #545 among boys in Norway in 1973 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded2004–2025
Highest recorded position: #57 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2009 (recorded 2004–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #500 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Jonah
Popularity journey
First recorded1992
First recorded at #337 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1992 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1999–2024
Highest recorded position: #23 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2021 (recorded 1999–2024).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #253 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys