Joakim vs Morten
Joakim and Mortencompared 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, Joakim was ranked #265 and Morten #214 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2015, Joakim was ranked #4747 and Morten #4747 among boys in England and Wales.
Joakim and Morten over time
Joakim and Morten appear together in 1 published list, across 58 years of shared records. Joakim held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Morten in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Morten reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Joakim 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Joakim and Morten were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 58 years, from 1967 to 2025, ending at #265 and #214.
List by list
Norway · Boys58 shared years, 1967–2025
Joakim held the stronger position in 30 of those years, Morten in 28.
Highest recorded here: Joakim #20 in 1991, Morten #3 in 1973.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Joakim #265, Morten #214.
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 | Joakim | Morten |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #265 (2025) | Norway · Boys #214 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Joakim and Morten both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Joakim
Popularity journey
First recorded1967
First recorded at #534 among boys in Norway in 1967 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1967–2025
Highest recorded position: #20 among boys in Norway, in 1991 (recorded 1967–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #265 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Morten
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #107 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: #3 among boys in Norway, in 1973 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #214 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys