Jaran vs Steven
Jaran and Stevencompared 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 2015, Jaran was ranked #523 and Steven #540 among boys in Norway.
Jaran and Steven over time
Jaran and Steven appear together in 1 published list, across 20 years of shared records. Steven 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.
Steven reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Jaran 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 · Boys20 shared years, 1974–2015
Jaran held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Steven in 13.
Highest recorded here: Jaran #347 in 2014, Steven #264 in 1990.
The order changed in 2013: Jaran moved ahead. In 2012 they stood at #471 and #431; by 2013 that had become #394 and #557.
Most recent shared year, 2015: Jaran #523, Steven #540.
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 | Steven |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 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) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #829 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Jaran and Steven both have 2 syllables.
- 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
Steven
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #363 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1952–2000
Highest recorded position: #12 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1961 (recorded 1952–2000).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys