Jonah vs Ravn
Jonah and Ravncompared 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, Jonah was ranked #253 and Ravn #329 among boys in Norway.
Jonah and Ravn over time
Jonah and Ravn appear together in 1 published list, across 24 years of shared records. Jonah held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Ravn 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.
Jonah reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Ravn 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 · Boys24 shared years, 1998–2025
Jonah held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Ravn in 1.
Highest recorded here: Jonah #180 in 2009, Ravn #300 in 2019.
The order changed in 2003: Jonah moved ahead. In 2002 they stood at #565 and #486; by 2003 that had become #464 and #550.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Jonah #253, Ravn #329.
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 | Jonah | Ravn |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #223 (2025) | Norway · Boys #329 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Jonah has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Ravn.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Jonah
Popularity journey
First recorded1992
First recorded at #337 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1992 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1999–2024
Highest recorded position: #23 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2021 (recorded 1999–2024).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #253 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Ravn
Popularity journey
First recorded1988
First recorded at #647 among boys in Norway in 1988 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1988–2025
Highest recorded position: #300 among boys in Norway, in 2019 (recorded 1988–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #329 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys