Alfred vs Jax
Alfred and Jaxcompared 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, Alfred was ranked #81 and Jax #114 among boys in England and Wales.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Alfred was ranked #278 and Jax #91 among boys in Scotland.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2023, Alfred was ranked #272 and Jax #108 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Alfred was ranked #286 and Jax #272 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Alfred and Jax over time
Alfred and Jax appear together in 2 published lists, across 32 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Jax reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Alfred 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.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Alfred #76 in 2023, Jax #87 in 2023.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys22 shared years, 2000–2024
Alfred held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Jax in 0.
Highest recorded here: Alfred #76 in 2023, Jax #87 in 2023.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Alfred #81, Jax #114.
Northern Ireland · Boys10 shared years, 2013–2023
Alfred held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Jax in 9.
Highest recorded here: Alfred #272 in 2023, Jax #107 in 2018.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Alfred #272, Jax #108.
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 | Alfred | Jax |
|---|---|---|
| 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, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #26 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #272 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Alfred has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Jax.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Alfred
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #127 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: #18 among boys in Norway, in 2023 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #26 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Jax
Popularity journey
First recorded2000
First recorded at #1889 among boys in England and Wales in 2000 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2000–2024
Highest recorded position: #87 among boys in England and Wales, in 2023 (recorded 2000–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #272 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys