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Alfie vs Jun

Alfie and Juncompared 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.

  • Northern Ireland · Boys

    In 2015, Alfie was ranked #13 and Jun #415 among boys in Northern Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Boys

    In 2025, Alfie was ranked #16 and Jun #3684 among boys in England and Wales.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys

    In 2012, Alfie was ranked #79 and Jun #500 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2006, Alfie was ranked #4157 and Jun #4157 among girls in England and Wales.

Alfie and Jun over time

Alfie and Jun appear together in 1 published list, across 28 years of shared records. Alfie held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Jun in 0.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

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.

  • Mirrored each other

    Over 28 shared years in England and Wales · Boys, Alfie rose about as far as Jun fell — from #119 and #1591 in 1996 to #16 and #3684 in 2025.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Alfie #4 in 2009, Jun #809 in 2009.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Boys28 shared years, 19962025

    Alfie held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Jun in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Alfie #4 in 2009, Jun #809 in 2009.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Alfie #16, Jun #3684.

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.

Other comparisons involving Alfie

Pairs where Alfie shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Alfie, Jun
FieldAlfieJun
Record typeEditorially researched profileOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagemalemale
MeaningA diminutive/pet form, inheriting its meaning from Alfred — 'elf counsel', from Old English aelf ('elf') and raed ('counsel, advice').Not yet recorded
OriginEnglish, diminutive of AlfredNot yet recorded
Pronunciation/ˈælfi/Not yet recorded
Syllables21
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IEGB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Boys #16 (2025)England and Wales · Boys #3684 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)90/100Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)94/10095/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Alfie has a recorded origin (English, diminutive of Alfred); Jun does not have one recorded yet.
  • Alfie has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Jun.
  • A meaning is recorded for Alfie; Jun doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.

How each name got here

Alfie

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #119 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1996–2025

    Highest recorded position: #4 among boys in England and Wales, in 2009 (recorded 1996–2025).

    England and Wales · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #16 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Jun

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #1591 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Highest recorded2004–2015

    Highest recorded position: #305 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2004 (recorded 2004–2015).

    Northern Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #3684 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys