Albert vs Johann
Albert and Johanncompared 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.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Albert was ranked #57 and Johann #3254 among boys in England and Wales.
Norway · Boys
In 2025, Albert was ranked #58 and Johann #501 among boys in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2020, Albert was ranked #294 and Johann #741 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Albert and Johann over time
Albert and Johann appear together in 3 published lists, across 95 years of shared records. Albert held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Johann in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Johann reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, and Albert 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
Albert and Johann changed places 6 times in Norway · Boys between 1949 and 2025, ending at #58 and #501.
- Mirrored each other
Over 29 shared years in England and Wales · Boys, Albert rose about as far as Johann fell — from #261 and #2020 in 1996 to #57 and #3254 in 2024.
- Longest-running competitions
Albert and Johann were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 50 years, from 1949 to 2025, ending at #58 and #501.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Albert #137 in 1975, Johann #196 in 1974.
List by list
Norway · Boys50 shared years, 1949–2025
Albert held the stronger position in 45 of those years, Johann in 5.
Highest recorded here: Albert #58 in 2025, Johann #242 in 1994.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Albert #58, Johann #501.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Albert held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Johann in 0.
Highest recorded here: Albert #55 in 2018, Johann #1270 in 2012.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Albert #57, Johann #3254.
Republic of Ireland · Boys16 shared years, 1972–2020
Albert held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Johann in 0.
Highest recorded here: Albert #137 in 1975, Johann #196 in 1974.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2020: Albert #294, Johann #741.
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 | Albert | Johann |
|---|---|---|
| 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, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #58 (2025) | Norway · Boys #501 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Albert and Johann both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Albert
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #227 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: #52 among boys in Norway, in 2021 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #58 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Johann
Popularity journey
First recorded1949
First recorded at #370 among boys in Norway in 1949 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1972–2020
Highest recorded position: #196 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1974 (recorded 1972–2020).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #501 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys