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Jonas vs Steffen

Jonas and Steffencompared 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, Jonas was ranked #49 and Steffen #519 among boys in Norway.

  • England and Wales · Boys

    In 2000, Jonas was ranked #673 and Steffen #2142 among boys in England and Wales.

Jonas and Steffen over time

Jonas and Steffen appear together in 1 published list, across 69 years of shared records. Jonas held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Steffen in 0.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Steffen 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.

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

    Jonas and Steffen changed places 14 times in Norway · Boys between 1946 and 2025, ending at #49 and #519.

  • Mirrored each other

    Over 69 shared years in Norway · Boys, Jonas rose about as far as Steffen fell — from #256 and #341 in 1946 to #49 and #519 in 2025.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Jonas and Steffen were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 69 years, from 1946 to 2025, ending at #49 and #519.

List by list

  • Norway · Boys69 shared years, 1946–2025

    Jonas held the stronger position in 57 of those years, Steffen in 12.

    Highest recorded here: Jonas #1 in 2006, Steffen #24 in 1985.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Jonas #49, Steffen #519.

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 Jonas

Pairs where Jonas shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other comparisons involving Steffen

Pairs where Steffen shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — repeatedly exchanged positions.

All repeatedly exchanged positions→

Other pairs from Norway lists

Pairs measured inside Norway's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

Norway overview→

Other pairs ranked together in the 2020s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2020 and 2029.

The 2020s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Jonas, Steffen
FieldJonasSteffen
Record typeEditorially researched profileOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagemalemale
MeaningTraditionally associated with the biblical figure Jonah; some traditions link the underlying Hebrew root to 'dove'.Not yet recorded
OriginHebrew, via Greek; used in Swedish, Norwegian, Danish and German traditionNot yet recorded
Pronunciation/ˈjuː.nas/
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NOGB-ENW, NO
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Boys #49 (2025)Norway · Boys #519 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)90/100Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)94/10082/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/10060/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Jonas has a recorded origin (Hebrew, via Greek; used in Swedish, Norwegian, Danish and German tradition); Steffen does not have one recorded yet.
  • Jonas and Steffen both have 2 syllables.
  • A meaning is recorded for Jonas; Steffen doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.

How each name got here

Jonas

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #1 among boys in Norway, in 2006 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #716 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Steffen

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1946

    First recorded at #341 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1946–2025

    Highest recorded position: #24 among boys in Norway, in 1985 (recorded 1946–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #519 among boys in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Boys