Jonathan vs Torjus
Jonathan and Torjuscompared 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, Jonathan was ranked #93 and Torjus #198 among boys in Norway.
Jonathan and Torjus over time
Jonathan and Torjus appear together in 1 published list, across 47 years of shared records. Jonathan held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Torjus 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.
Torjus 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Jonathan and Torjus were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 47 years, from 1975 to 2025, ending at #93 and #198.
List by list
Norway · Boys47 shared years, 1975–2025
Jonathan held the stronger position in 46 of those years, Torjus in 1.
Highest recorded here: Jonathan #32 in 2011, Torjus #138 in 2007.
The order changed in 1980: Jonathan moved ahead. In 1979 they stood at #612 and #541; by 1980 that had become #278 and #664.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Jonathan #93, Torjus #198.
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 | Torjus |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #93 (2025) | Norway · Boys #198 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Jonathan has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Torjus.
- Both names have recorded usage in 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
Torjus
Popularity journey
First recorded1975
First recorded at #541 among boys in Norway in 1975 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1975–2025
Highest recorded position: #138 among boys in Norway, in 2007 (recorded 1975–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #198 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys