Janis vs Lars-Erik
Janis and Lars-Erikcompared 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 1994, Janis was ranked #483 and Lars-Erik #347 among boys in Norway.
Janis and Lars-Erik over time
Janis and Lars-Erik appear together in 1 published list, across 27 years of shared records. Lars-Erik held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Janis in 0.
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.
Janis reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Lars-Erik 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
Janis and Lars-Erik changed places 7 times in Norway · Boys between 1963 and 1994, ending at #483 and #347.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Boys within 2 years — Janis #223 in 1982, Lars-Erik #223 in 1983.
List by list
Norway · Boys27 shared years, 1963–1994
Janis held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Lars-Erik in 15.
Highest recorded here: Janis #223 in 1982, Lars-Erik #223 in 1983.
The order changed in 1990: Lars-Erik moved ahead. In 1989 they stood at #313 and #332; by 1990 that had become #398 and #306.
Most recent shared year, 1994: Janis #483, Lars-Erik #347.
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 | Janis | Lars-Erik |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | Used for both boys and girls | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #5891 (2024) | Norway · Boys #484 (2002) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 70/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Janis has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Lars-Erik.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Janis
Popularity journey
First recorded1963
First recorded at #478 among boys in Norway in 1963 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1963–1994
Highest recorded position: #223 among boys in Norway, in 1982 (recorded 1963–1994).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5891 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Lars-Erik
Popularity journey
First recorded1953
First recorded at #342 among boys in Norway in 1953 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1953–2002
Highest recorded position: #223 among boys in Norway, in 1983 (recorded 1953–2002).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2002
Most recently recorded at #484 among boys in Norway, in 2002.
Norway · Boys