Jarl vs Yonas
Jarl and Yonascompared 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 2023, Jarl was ranked #517 and Yonas #536 among boys in Norway.
Jarl and Yonas over time
Jarl and Yonas appear together in 1 published list, across 39 years of shared records. Jarl held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Yonas in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Jarl reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Yonas 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
Jarl and Yonas changed places 8 times in Norway · Boys between 1968 and 2023, ending at #517 and #536.
- Longest-running competitions
Jarl and Yonas were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 39 years, from 1968 to 2023, ending at #517 and #536.
List by list
Norway · Boys39 shared years, 1968–2023
Jarl held the stronger position in 35 of those years, Yonas in 4.
Highest recorded here: Jarl #149 in 1968, Yonas #258 in 1989.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Jarl #517, Yonas #536.
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 | Jarl | Yonas |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #488 (2024) | Norway · Boys #522 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Jarl has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Yonas.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Jarl
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #113 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2024
Highest recorded position: #113 among boys in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–2024).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #488 among boys in Norway, in 2024.
Norway · Boys
Yonas
Popularity journey
First recorded1968
First recorded at #527 among boys in Norway in 1968 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1968–2025
Highest recorded position: #258 among boys in Norway, in 1989 (recorded 1968–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #522 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys