Jozef vs Kolbjørn
Jozef and Kolbjørncompared 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 1990, Jozef was ranked #627 and Kolbjørn #579 among boys in Norway.
Jozef and Kolbjørn over time
Jozef and Kolbjørn appear together in 1 published list, across 33 years of shared records. Jozef held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Kolbjørn in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Kolbjørn reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Jozef 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
Jozef and Kolbjørn changed places 14 times in Norway · Boys between 1949 and 1990, ending at #627 and #579.
- Longest-running competitions
Jozef and Kolbjørn were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 33 years, from 1949 to 1990, ending at #627 and #579.
List by list
Norway · Boys33 shared years, 1949–1990
Jozef held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Kolbjørn in 13.
Highest recorded here: Jozef #195 in 1958, Kolbjørn #128 in 1949.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1990: Jozef #627, Kolbjørn #579.
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 | Jozef | Kolbjørn |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #785 (2024) | Norway · Boys #519 (2018) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Jozef has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Kolbjørn.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Jozef
Popularity journey
First recorded1949
First recorded at #327 among boys in Norway in 1949 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1949–2019
Highest recorded position: #195 among boys in Norway, in 1958 (recorded 1949–2019).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1758 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys
Kolbjørn
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #144 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2018
Highest recorded position: #128 among boys in Norway, in 1949 (recorded 1945–2018).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2018
Most recently recorded at #519 among boys in Norway, in 2018.
Norway · Boys