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, 1974–2022
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
| Field | Jaran | Levi |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Possibly 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. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Biblical Hebrew |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈliːvaɪ/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #480 (2022) | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #8 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
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
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
Highest recorded1974–2022
Highest recorded position: #347 among boys in Norway, in 2014 (recorded 1974–2022).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2022
Most recently recorded at #480 among boys in Norway, in 2022.
Norway · Boys
Levi
Popularity journey
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
Highest recorded2004–2025
Highest recorded position: #8 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025 (recorded 2004–2025).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #8 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys