Johanne vs Rasa
Johanne and Rasacompared 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 · Girls
In 1992, Johanne was ranked #124 and Rasa #619 among girls in Norway.
Johanne and Rasa over time
Johanne and Rasa appear together in 1 published list, across 27 years of shared records. Johanne held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Rasa in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Rasa reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Johanne 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 · Girls27 shared years, 1964–1992
Johanne held the stronger position in 27 of those years, Rasa in 0.
Highest recorded here: Johanne #113 in 1990, Rasa #226 in 1977.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1992: Johanne #124, Rasa #619.
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 | Johanne | Rasa |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | IE, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #47 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #4789 (2021) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Johanne has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Rasa.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Johanne
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #112 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #47 among girls in Norway, in 1998 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #47 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Rasa
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #534 among girls in Norway in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1964–1992
Highest recorded position: #226 among girls in Norway, in 1977 (recorded 1964–1992).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2014
Most recently recorded at #5691 among girls in England and Wales, in 2014.
England and Wales · Girls