Jonatan vs Rasmus
Jonatan and Rasmuscompared 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, Jonatan was ranked #404 and Rasmus #362 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2023, Jonatan was ranked #3523 and Rasmus #4107 among boys in England and Wales.
Jonatan and Rasmus over time
Jonatan and Rasmus appear together in 2 published lists, across 53 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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
Jonatan and Rasmus changed places 16 times in Norway · Boys between 1982 and 2025, ending at #404 and #362.
- Longest-running competitions
Jonatan and Rasmus were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 44 years, from 1982 to 2025, ending at #404 and #362.
List by list
Norway · Boys44 shared years, 1982–2025
Jonatan held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Rasmus in 30.
Highest recorded here: Jonatan #119 in 2003, Rasmus #130 in 2009.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Jonatan #404, Rasmus #362.
England and Wales · Boys9 shared years, 2007–2023
Jonatan held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Rasmus in 0.
Highest recorded here: Jonatan #2964 in 2014, Rasmus #3158 in 2008.
The order changed in 2023: Jonatan moved ahead. In 2022 they stood at #4608 and #4608; by 2023 that had become #3523 and #4107.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Jonatan #3523, Rasmus #4107.
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 | Jonatan | Rasmus |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #404 (2025) | Norway · Boys #362 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Jonatan has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Rasmus.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Jonatan
Popularity journey
First recorded1982
First recorded at #624 among boys in Norway in 1982 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1982–2025
Highest recorded position: #119 among boys in Norway, in 2003 (recorded 1982–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #404 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Rasmus
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #264 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: #130 among boys in Norway, in 2009 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #362 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys