Andreas vs Joel
Andreas and Joelcompared 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, Andreas was ranked #96 and Joel #178 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Andreas was ranked #552 and Joel #209 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Andreas was ranked #829 and Joel #509 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Andreas and Joel over time
Andreas and Joel appear together in 3 published lists, across 91 years of shared records. Joel held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Andreas in 1.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Andreas reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, and Joel 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Andreas and Joel were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 51 years, from 1969 to 2025, ending at #96 and #178.
List by list
Norway · Boys51 shared years, 1969–2025
Andreas held the stronger position in 51 of those years, Joel in 0.
Highest recorded here: Andreas #1 in 1991, Joel #148 in 2021.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Andreas #96, Joel #178.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Andreas held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Joel in 29.
Highest recorded here: Andreas #358 in 1996, Joel #62 in 2001.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Andreas #552, Joel #209.
Republic of Ireland · Boys11 shared years, 1981–2025
Andreas held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Joel in 10.
Highest recorded here: Andreas #322 in 1981, Joel #191 in 2001.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Andreas #829, Joel #509.
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 | Andreas | Joel |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #96 (2025) | Norway · Boys #178 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Andreas has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Joel.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Andreas
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #140 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: #1 among boys in Norway, in 1991 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #96 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Joel
Popularity journey
First recorded1969
First recorded at #523 among boys in Norway in 1969 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1976–2010
Highest recorded position: #27 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1987 (recorded 1976–2010).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #178 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys