Jon vs Mehdi
Jon and Mehdicompared 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 2022, Jon was ranked #132 and Mehdi #485 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Jon was ranked #1758 and Mehdi #1199 among boys in England and Wales.
Jon and Mehdi over time
Jon and Mehdi appear together in 2 published lists, across 73 years of shared records. Jon held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Mehdi 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.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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
Jon and Mehdi were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 44 years, from 1959 to 2022, ending at #132 and #485.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Jon #239 in 1996, Mehdi #874 in 1997.
List by list
Norway · Boys44 shared years, 1959–2022
Jon held the stronger position in 44 of those years, Mehdi in 0.
Highest recorded here: Jon #19 in 1982, Mehdi #368 in 1980.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Jon #132, Mehdi #485.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Jon held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Mehdi in 3.
Highest recorded here: Jon #239 in 1996, Mehdi #874 in 1997.
The order changed in 2021: Mehdi moved ahead. In 2020 they stood at #1273 and #1492; by 2021 that had become #1688 and #1688.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Jon #1758, Mehdi #1199.
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 | Jon | Mehdi |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #124 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #1199 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Jon has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Mehdi.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Jon
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #34 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: #19 among boys in Norway, in 1982 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #124 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Mehdi
Popularity journey
First recorded1959
First recorded at #395 among boys in Norway in 1959 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1959–2022
Highest recorded position: #368 among boys in Norway, in 1980 (recorded 1959–2022).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1199 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys