Alfie vs Jonah

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.

• Scotland · Boys

  In 2024, Alfie was ranked #15 and Jonah #209 among boys in Scotland.

• England and Wales · Boys

  In 2024, Alfie was ranked #16 and Jonah #145 among boys in England and Wales.

• Northern Ireland · Boys

  In 2024, Alfie was ranked #17 and Jonah #48 among boys in Northern Ireland.

• Republic of Ireland · Boys

  In 2025, Alfie was ranked #36 and Jonah #223 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

Alfie and Jonah over time

Alfie and Jonah appear together in 3 published lists, across 76 years of shared records. Alfie held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Jonah in 0.

The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Alfie reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, and Jonah 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.

List by list

• England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024

  Alfie held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Jonah in 0.

  Highest recorded here: Alfie #4 in 2009, Jonah #133 in 2022.

  The order between them never changed and held in this list.

  Most recent shared year, 2024: Alfie #16, Jonah #145.

• Republic of Ireland · Boys25 shared years, 2000–2025

  Alfie held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Jonah in 3.

  Highest recorded here: Alfie #36 in 2017, Jonah #135 in 2018.

  The order changed in 2005: Alfie moved ahead. In 2004 they stood at #299 and #233; by 2005 that had become #254 and #268.

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Alfie #36, Jonah #223.

• Northern Ireland · Boys22 shared years, 2000–2024

  Alfie held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Jonah in 2.

  Highest recorded here: Alfie #10 in 2016, Jonah #23 in 2021.

  The order changed in 2022: Alfie moved ahead. In 2021 they stood at #24 and #23; by 2022 that had become #15 and #31.

  Most recent shared year, 2024: Alfie #17, Jonah #48.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Side by side

How each name got here