Jorge vs Mads
Jorge and Madscompared 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 1997, Jorge was ranked #515 and Mads #76 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2023, Jorge was ranked #1139 and Mads #4991 among boys in England and Wales.
Jorge and Mads over time
Jorge and Mads appear together in 1 published list, across 42 years of shared records. Mads held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Jorge 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.
Jorge reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Mads 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
Jorge and Mads changed places 7 times in Norway · Boys between 1951 and 1997, ending at #515 and #76.
- Mirrored each other
Over 42 shared years in Norway · Boys, Mads rose about as far as Jorge fell — from #342 and #346 in 1951 to #515 and #76 in 1997.
- Longest-running competitions
Jorge and Mads were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 42 years, from 1951 to 1997, ending at #515 and #76.
List by list
Norway · Boys42 shared years, 1951–1997
Jorge held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Mads in 37.
Highest recorded here: Jorge #278 in 1952, Mads #46 in 1988.
The order changed in 1966: Mads moved ahead. In 1965 they stood at #480 and #487; by 1966 that had become #427 and #230.
Most recent shared year, 1997: Jorge #515, Mads #76.
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 | Jorge | Mads |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #1758 (2024) | Norway · Boys #285 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Jorge has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Mads.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Jorge
Popularity journey
First recorded1951
First recorded at #342 among boys in Norway in 1951 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1951–1997
Highest recorded position: #278 among boys in Norway, in 1952 (recorded 1951–1997).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1758 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys
Mads
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #288 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: #46 among boys in Norway, in 1988 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #285 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys