Jan vs Tore
Jan and Torecompared 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, Jan was ranked #149 and Tore #368 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 1999, Jan was ranked #718 and Tore #2943 among boys in England and Wales.
Jan and Tore over time
Jan and Tore appear together in 1 published list, across 79 years of shared records. Jan held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Tore in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Tore reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Jan 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Jan and Tore were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 79 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #149 and #368.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Boys within 2 years — Jan #1 in 1946, Tore #12 in 1945.
- Started together, ended far apart
In 1945 they stood at #2 and #12 in Norway · Boys, 10 places apart; by 2025 they were #149 and #368.
List by list
Norway · Boys79 shared years, 1945–2025
Jan held the stronger position in 79 of those years, Tore in 0.
Highest recorded here: Jan #1 in 1946, Tore #12 in 1945.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Jan #149, Tore #368.
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 | Tore |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | A form of Johannes used across many European languages, from Hebrew Yochanan via Greek Ioannes — 'Yahweh is gracious'. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Hebrew, via Dutch/Scandinavian/Central European transmission | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈjɑːn/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #149 (2025) | Norway · Boys #368 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Jan has a recorded origin (Hebrew, via Dutch/Scandinavian/Central European transmission); Tore does not have one recorded yet.
- Jan has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Tore.
- A meaning is recorded for Jan; Tore doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Jan
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #2 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: #1 among boys in Norway, in 1946 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #149 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Tore
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #12 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: #12 among boys in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #368 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys