Niclas vs Yonas
Niclas and Yonascompared 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, Niclas was ranked #484 and Yonas #351 among boys in Norway.
Niclas and Yonas over time
Niclas and Yonas appear together in 1 published list, across 38 years of shared records. Niclas held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Yonas in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Yonas reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Niclas 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
Niclas and Yonas changed places 10 times in Norway · Boys between 1974 and 2021, ending at #484 and #351.
- Longest-running competitions
Niclas and Yonas were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 38 years, from 1974 to 2021, ending at #484 and #351.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Boys within 2 years — Niclas #217 in 1991, Yonas #258 in 1989.
List by list
Norway · Boys38 shared years, 1974–2021
Niclas held the stronger position in 24 of those years, Yonas in 14.
Highest recorded here: Niclas #217 in 1991, Yonas #258 in 1989.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2021: Niclas #484, Yonas #351.
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 | Niclas | Yonas |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #487 (2022) | Norway · Boys #522 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Niclas and Yonas both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Niclas
Popularity journey
First recorded1973
First recorded at #555 among boys in Norway in 1973 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1973–2022
Highest recorded position: #217 among boys in Norway, in 1991 (recorded 1973–2022).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2022
Most recently recorded at #487 among boys in Norway, in 2022.
Norway · Boys
Yonas
Popularity journey
First recorded1968
First recorded at #527 among boys in Norway in 1968 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1968–2025
Highest recorded position: #258 among boys in Norway, in 1989 (recorded 1968–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #522 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys