Antonio vs John Paul
Antonio and John Paulcompared 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.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Antonio was ranked #468 and John Paul #676 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Antonio and John Paul over time
Antonio and John Paul appear together in 1 published list, across 18 years of shared records. Antonio held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, John Paul in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
John Paul reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Antonio 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
Antonio and John Paul changed places 7 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 2004 and 2025, ending at #468 and #676.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Antonio #342 in 2007, John Paul #384 in 2006.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys18 shared years, 2004–2025
Antonio held the stronger position in 14 of those years, John Paul in 2.
Highest recorded here: Antonio #342 in 2007, John Paul #384 in 2006.
The order changed in 2018: Antonio moved ahead. In 2017 they stood at #443 and #418; by 2018 that had become #369 and #572.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Antonio #468, John Paul #676.
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 | Antonio | John Paul |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #468 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #676 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 70/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Antonio has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for John Paul.
- Both names have recorded usage in IE.
How each name got here
Antonio
Popularity journey
First recorded1947
First recorded at #331 among boys in Norway in 1947 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1962–1968
Highest recorded position: #85 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1964 (recorded 1962–1968).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #488 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
John Paul
Popularity journey
First recorded2004
First recorded at #439 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 2004 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded2004–2025
Highest recorded position: #384 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2006 (recorded 2004–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #676 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys