Jan-Erik vs Linas
Jan-Erik and Linascompared 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 1997, Jan-Erik was ranked #569 and Linas #577 among boys in Norway.
Jan-Erik and Linas over time
Jan-Erik and Linas appear together in 1 published list, across 29 years of shared records. Jan-Erik held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Linas in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Jan-Erik reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Linas 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
Jan-Erik and Linas changed places 4 times in Norway · Boys between 1965 and 1997, ending at #569 and #577.
List by list
Norway · Boys29 shared years, 1965–1997
Jan-Erik held the stronger position in 27 of those years, Linas in 2.
Highest recorded here: Jan-Erik #169 in 1965, Linas #289 in 1972.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1997: Jan-Erik #569, Linas #577.
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 | Jan-Erik | Linas |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #467 (1998) | England and Wales · Boys #3990 (2021) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Jan-Erik has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Linas.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Jan-Erik
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #156 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–1998
Highest recorded position: #133 among boys in Norway, in 1951 (recorded 1945–1998).
Norway · Boys
Most recent1998
Most recently recorded at #467 among boys in Norway, in 1998.
Norway · Boys
Linas
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #486 among boys in Norway in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1965–2018
Highest recorded position: #289 among boys in Norway, in 1972 (recorded 1965–2018).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2021
Most recently recorded at #3990 among boys in England and Wales, in 2021.
England and Wales · Boys