Jonah vs Tormod
Jonah and Tormodcompared 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 Tormod #477 among boys in Norway.
Jonah and Tormod over time
Jonah and Tormod appear together in 1 published list, across 24 years of shared records. Jonah held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Tormod 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.
Tormod 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2009, Jonah moved ahead of Tormod in Norway · Boys — #261 and #247 the year before became #180 and #375.
- Mirrored each other
Over 24 shared years in Norway · Boys, Jonah rose about as far as Tormod fell — from #524 and #264 in 1996 to #253 and #477 in 2025.
List by list
Norway · Boys24 shared years, 1996–2025
Jonah held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Tormod in 6.
Highest recorded here: Jonah #180 in 2009, Tormod #231 in 1998.
The order changed in 2009: Jonah moved ahead. In 2008 they stood at #261 and #247; by 2009 that had become #180 and #375.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Jonah #253, Tormod #477.
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 | Tormod |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| 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 #477 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Jonah and Tormod both have 2 syllables.
- 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
Tormod
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #101 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: #85 among boys in Norway, in 1949 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #477 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys