Andreas vs Jose
Andreas and Josecompared 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 2015, Andreas was ranked #42 and Jose #491 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Andreas was ranked #552 and Jose #1199 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2017, Andreas was ranked #710 and Jose #610 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Andreas and Jose over time
Andreas and Jose appear together in 2 published lists, across 88 years of shared records. Andreas held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Jose in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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 59 shared years in Norway · Boys, Andreas rose about as far as Jose fell — from #140 and #302 in 1945 to #42 and #491 in 2015.
- Longest-running competitions
Andreas and Jose were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 59 years, from 1945 to 2015, ending at #42 and #491.
List by list
Norway · Boys59 shared years, 1945–2015
Andreas held the stronger position in 59 of those years, Jose in 0.
Highest recorded here: Andreas #1 in 1991, Jose #180 in 1967.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2015: Andreas #42, Jose #491.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Andreas held the stronger position in 27 of those years, Jose in 2.
Highest recorded here: Andreas #358 in 1996, Jose #434 in 2005.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Andreas #552, Jose #1199.
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 | Jose |
|---|---|---|
| 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, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #96 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #1199 (2024) |
| 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 and Jose both have 2 syllables.
- 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
Jose
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #302 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2015
Highest recorded position: #180 among boys in Norway, in 1967 (recorded 1945–2015).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1199 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys