Jonatan vs Tor
Jonatan and Torcompared 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 Tor #203 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2020, Jonatan was ranked #4608 and Tor #2960 among boys in England and Wales.
Jonatan and Tor over time
Jonatan and Tor appear together in 2 published lists, across 56 years of shared records. Tor held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Jonatan in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Tor reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Jonatan 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
Jonatan and Tor changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Boys between 2007 and 2020, ending at #4608 and #2960.
- Longest-running competitions
Jonatan and Tor were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 44 years, from 1982 to 2025, ending at #404 and #203.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Jonatan #2613 in 2011, Tor #1688 in 2011.
List by list
Norway · Boys44 shared years, 1982–2025
Jonatan held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Tor in 39.
Highest recorded here: Jonatan #119 in 2003, Tor #22 in 1983.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Jonatan #404, Tor #203.
England and Wales · Boys12 shared years, 2007–2020
Jonatan held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Tor in 7.
Highest recorded here: Jonatan #2613 in 2011, Tor #1688 in 2011.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2020: Jonatan #4608, Tor #2960.
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 | Tor |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 |
| 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 #203 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Jonatan has 3 syllables, compared with 1 for Tor.
- 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
Tor
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #14 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: #10 among boys in Norway, in 1948 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #203 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys