Jonah vs Sjur
Jonah and Sjurcompared 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 Sjur #330 among boys in Norway.
Jonah and Sjur over time
Jonah and Sjur appear together in 1 published list, across 25 years of shared records. Jonah held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Sjur 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.
Sjur reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Jonah 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
Jonah and Sjur changed places 5 times in Norway · Boys between 1996 and 2025, ending at #253 and #330.
- Mirrored each other
Over 25 shared years in Norway · Boys, Jonah rose about as far as Sjur fell — from #524 and #216 in 1996 to #253 and #330 in 2025.
List by list
Norway · Boys25 shared years, 1996–2025
Jonah held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Sjur in 7.
Highest recorded here: Jonah #180 in 2009, Sjur #216 in 1996.
The order changed in 2023: Jonah moved ahead. In 2022 they stood at #249 and #242; by 2023 that had become #208 and #350.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Jonah #253, Sjur #330.
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.
Where to go next
Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.
Other comparisons involving Jonah
Pairs where Jonah shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.
- Henry vs Jonah
Henry and Jonah changed places 12 times in Northern Ireland · Boys between 1999 and 2024, ending at #45 and #48.
Henry · Jonah · 24 shared years, 1999–2024 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
- Eoin vs Jonah
In Northern Ireland · Boys, Jonah moved into the top 50 at #23 in 2021 as Eoin fell out of it to #70, having been #46 the year before.
Eoin · Jonah · 24 shared years, 1999–2024 · One took the other's place near the top
- Jamie vs Jonah
In Northern Ireland · Boys, Jonah moved into the top 50 at #23 in 2021 as Jamie fell out of it to #69, having been #41 the year before.
Jamie · Jonah · 24 shared years, 1999–2024 · One took the other's place near the top
- Michael vs Jonah
In Northern Ireland · Boys, Jonah moved into the top 50 at #23 in 2021 as Michael fell out of it to #55, having been #37 the year before.
Michael · Jonah · 24 shared years, 1999–2024 · One took the other's place near the top
Side by side
| Field | Jonah | Sjur |
|---|---|---|
| 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 #330 (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 Sjur.
- 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
Sjur
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #251 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: #177 among boys in Norway, in 1963 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #330 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys