Jonathan vs Lennart
Jonathan and Lennartcompared 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 2021, Jonathan was ranked #71 and Lennart #402 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2023, Jonathan was ranked #258 and Lennart #4991 among boys in England and Wales.
Jonathan and Lennart over time
Jonathan and Lennart appear together in 1 published list, across 45 years of shared records. Jonathan held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Lennart 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.
Lennart reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Jonathan 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
Jonathan and Lennart changed places 7 times in Norway · Boys between 1949 and 2021, ending at #71 and #402.
- Longest-running competitions
Jonathan and Lennart were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 45 years, from 1949 to 2021, ending at #71 and #402.
List by list
Norway · Boys45 shared years, 1949–2021
Jonathan held the stronger position in 31 of those years, Lennart in 14.
Highest recorded here: Jonathan #32 in 2011, Lennart #267 in 1971.
The order changed in 1979: Jonathan moved ahead. In 1978 they stood at #524 and #489; by 1979 that had become #326 and #388.
Most recent shared year, 2021: Jonathan #71, Lennart #402.
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 | Jonathan | Lennart |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #93 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #4991 (2023) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Jonathan has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Lennart.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Jonathan
Popularity journey
First recorded1949
First recorded at #371 among boys in Norway in 1949 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1957–2013
Highest recorded position: #15 among boys in New Zealand, in 1982 (recorded 1957–2013).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #93 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Lennart
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #316 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1946–2021
Highest recorded position: #267 among boys in Norway, in 1971 (recorded 1946–2021).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #4991 among boys in England and Wales, in 2023.
England and Wales · Boys