Alvin vs Josef
Alvin and Josefcompared 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 2025, Alvin was ranked #160 and Josef #236 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Alvin was ranked #1132 and Josef #2443 among boys in England and Wales.
Alvin and Josef over time
Alvin and Josef appear together in 2 published lists, across 60 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
Josef reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Alvin 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
Alvin and Josef changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2024, ending at #1132 and #2443.
- Longest-running competitions
Alvin and Josef were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 31 years, from 1951 to 2025, ending at #160 and #236.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Boys within 2 years — Alvin #126 in 2023, Josef #189 in 2021.
List by list
Norway · Boys31 shared years, 1951–2025
Alvin held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Josef in 11.
Highest recorded here: Alvin #126 in 2023, Josef #189 in 2021.
The order changed in 2007: Alvin moved ahead. In 2006 they stood at #279 and #258; by 2007 that had become #242 and #324.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Alvin #160, Josef #236.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Alvin held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Josef in 16.
Highest recorded here: Alvin #638 in 2007, Josef #283 in 1999.
The order changed in 2017: Alvin moved ahead. In 2016 they stood at #1187 and #914; by 2017 that had become #730 and #1339.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Alvin #1132, Josef #2443.
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 | Alvin | Josef |
|---|---|---|
| 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, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #160 (2025) | Norway · Boys #236 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Alvin and Josef both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Alvin
Popularity journey
First recorded1951
First recorded at #373 among boys in Norway in 1951 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1951–2025
Highest recorded position: #126 among boys in Norway, in 2023 (recorded 1951–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #160 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Josef
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #274 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1946–2025
Highest recorded position: #189 among boys in Norway, in 2021 (recorded 1946–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #236 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys