Jomar vs Timothy
Jomar and Timothycompared 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 1986, Jomar was ranked #532 and Timothy #553 among boys in Norway.
Jomar and Timothy over time
Jomar and Timothy appear together in 1 published list, across 15 years of shared records. Jomar held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Timothy 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.
Timothy reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Jomar 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
Jomar and Timothy changed places 5 times in Norway · Boys between 1958 and 1986, ending at #532 and #553.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Boys within 2 years — Jomar #237 in 1959, Timothy #442 in 1958.
List by list
Norway · Boys15 shared years, 1958–1986
Jomar held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Timothy in 6.
Highest recorded here: Jomar #237 in 1959, Timothy #442 in 1958.
The order changed in 1978: Jomar moved ahead. In 1977 they stood at #611 and #488; by 1978 that had become #567 and #640.
Most recent shared year, 1986: Jomar #532, Timothy #553.
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 | Jomar | Timothy |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | From Greek Timotheos, literally 'honouring God', combining 'timao' (to honour) with 'theos' (god). Saint Timothy accompanied the Apostle Paul on missionary journeys. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Greek |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈtɪm.ə.θi/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #526 (2002) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #329 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Timothy has a recorded origin (Greek); Jomar does not have one recorded yet.
- Jomar has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Timothy.
- A meaning is recorded for Timothy; Jomar doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Jomar
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #330 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2002
Highest recorded position: #237 among boys in Norway, in 1959 (recorded 1945–2002).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2002
Most recently recorded at #526 among boys in Norway, in 2002.
Norway · Boys
Timothy
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #61 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Highest recorded1954–2005
Highest recorded position: #10 among boys in New Zealand, in 1981 (recorded 1954–2005).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #329 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys