Jo vs Sondre
Jo and Sondrecompared 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 Sondre #140 among boys in Norway.
Jo and Sondre over time
Jo and Sondre appear together in 1 published list, across 59 years of shared records. Sondre held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Jo 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.
Jo reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Sondre 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 1982, Sondre moved ahead of Jo in Norway · Boys — #169 and #211 the year before became #196 and #166.
- Longest-running competitions
Jo and Sondre were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 59 years, from 1966 to 2025, ending at #319 and #140.
List by list
Norway · Boys59 shared years, 1966–2025
Jo held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Sondre in 45.
Highest recorded here: Jo #96 in 1966, Sondre #10 in 1993.
The order changed in 1982: Sondre moved ahead. In 1981 they stood at #169 and #211; by 1982 that had become #196 and #166.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Jo #319, Sondre #140.
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 | Sondre |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #319 (2025) | Norway · Boys #140 (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 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Jo has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Sondre.
- Both names have recorded usage in 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
Sondre
Popularity journey
First recorded1966
First recorded at #512 among boys in Norway in 1966 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1966–2025
Highest recorded position: #10 among boys in Norway, in 1993 (recorded 1966–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #140 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys