Jorun vs Mai
Jorun and Maicompared 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 · Girls
In 1999, Jorun was ranked #566 and Mai #247 among girls in Norway.
Jorun and Mai over time
Jorun and Mai appear together in 1 published list, across 46 years of shared records. Jorun held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Mai 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.
Jorun reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Mai 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
Jorun and Mai changed places 7 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 1999, ending at #566 and #247.
- Longest-running competitions
Jorun and Mai were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 46 years, from 1945 to 1999, ending at #566 and #247.
List by list
Norway · Girls46 shared years, 1945–1999
Jorun held the stronger position in 27 of those years, Mai in 19.
Highest recorded here: Jorun #49 in 1945, Mai #94 in 1961.
The order changed in 1977: Mai moved ahead. In 1976 they stood at #284 and #286; by 1977 that had become #320 and #257.
Most recent shared year, 1999: Jorun #566, Mai #247.
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 | Jorun | Mai |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| 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 | NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #566 (1999) | Norway · Girls #443 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Jorun has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Mai.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Jorun
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #49 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1999
Highest recorded position: #49 among girls in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–1999).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1999
Most recently recorded at #566 among girls in Norway, in 1999.
Norway · Girls
Mai
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #182 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #94 among girls in Norway, in 1961 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #443 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls