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Jaran vs Levi

Jaran and Levicompared 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 2022, Jaran was ranked #480 and Levi #71 among boys in Norway.

Jaran and Levi over time

Jaran and Levi appear together in 1 published list, across 24 years of shared records. Levi held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Jaran 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.

Jaran reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Levi 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.

List by list

  • Norway · Boys24 shared years, 19742022

    Jaran held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Levi in 22.

    Highest recorded here: Jaran #347 in 2014, Levi #65 in 2019.

    The order changed in 2000: Levi moved ahead. In 1999 they stood at #407 and #411; by 2000 that had become #508 and #363.

    Most recent shared year, 2022: Jaran #480, Levi #71.

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

Side-by-side comparison of Jaran, Levi
FieldJaranLevi
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Editorially researched profile
Gender usagemalemale
MeaningNot yet recordedPossibly means 'joined' or 'attached' in Hebrew, referencing Levi (third son of Jacob and Leah) as ancestor of the Levite priestly tribe. Behind the Name flags the etymology itself as uncertain.
OriginNot yet recordedBiblical Hebrew
PronunciationNot yet recorded/ˈliːvaɪ/
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageNOAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Boys #480 (2022)New South Wales, Australia · Boys #8 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recorded90/100
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)94/10095/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)40/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Levi has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew); Jaran does not have one recorded yet.
  • Jaran and Levi both have 2 syllables.
  • A meaning is recorded for Levi; Jaran doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in NO.

How each name got here

Jaran

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1974

    First recorded at #616 among boys in Norway in 1974 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1974–2022

    Highest recorded position: #347 among boys in Norway, in 2014 (recorded 1974–2022).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2022

    Most recently recorded at #480 among boys in Norway, in 2022.

    Norway · Boys

Levi

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #332 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 recorded2004–2025

    Highest recorded position: #8 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025 (recorded 2004–2025).

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #8 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys