Jonas vs Muiris
Jonas and Muiriscompared 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.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2020, Jonas was ranked #496 and Muiris #741 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Jonas and Muiris over time
Jonas and Muiris appear together in 1 published list, across 9 years of shared records. Jonas held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Muiris 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.
Muiris reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Jonas 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
Republic of Ireland · Boys9 shared years, 2005–2020
Jonas held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Muiris in 2.
Highest recorded here: Jonas #313 in 2016, Muiris #403 in 2005.
The order changed in 2007: Jonas moved ahead. In 2006 they stood at #596 and #493; by 2007 that had become #435 and #629.
Most recent shared year, 2020: Jonas #496, Muiris #741.
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 | Jonas | Muiris |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Traditionally associated with the biblical figure Jonah; some traditions link the underlying Hebrew root to 'dove'. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Hebrew, via Greek; used in Swedish, Norwegian, Danish and German tradition | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈjuː.nas/ | 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 | IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #49 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #741 (2020) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | 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
- Jonas has a recorded origin (Hebrew, via Greek; used in Swedish, Norwegian, Danish and German tradition); Muiris does not have one recorded yet.
- Jonas and Muiris both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Jonas; Muiris doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in IE.
How each name got here
Jonas
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #257 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: #1 among boys in Norway, in 2006 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #49 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Muiris
Popularity journey
First recorded1969
First recorded at #270 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1969 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1969–2020
Highest recorded position: #239 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1981 (recorded 1969–2020).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2020
Most recently recorded at #741 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2020.
Republic of Ireland · Boys