Jo vs Ragnar
Jo and Ragnarcompared 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 2025, Jo was ranked #319 and Ragnar #196 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2022, Jo was ranked #4001 and Ragnar #1534 among boys in England and Wales.
Jo and Ragnar over time
Jo and Ragnar appear together in 1 published list, across 80 years of shared records. Jo held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Ragnar in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Ragnar reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Jo 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
Jo and Ragnar changed places 6 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 2025, ending at #319 and #196.
- Longest-running competitions
Jo and Ragnar were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 80 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #319 and #196.
List by list
Norway · Boys80 shared years, 1945–2025
Jo held the stronger position in 48 of those years, Ragnar in 32.
Highest recorded here: Jo #96 in 1966, Ragnar #42 in 1946.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Jo #319, Ragnar #196.
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 | Jo | Ragnar |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #319 (2025) | Norway · Boys #196 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Jo has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Ragnar.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Jo
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #301 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #96 among boys in Norway, in 1966 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #319 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Ragnar
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #44 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #42 among boys in Norway, in 1946 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #196 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys