Austin vs Johnnie
Austin and Johnniecompared 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 2025, Austin was ranked #86 and Johnnie #3684 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2022, Austin was ranked #192 and Johnnie #779 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2006, Austin was ranked #341 and Johnnie #341 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Austin and Johnnie over time
Austin and Johnnie appear together in 1 published list, across 30 years of shared records. Austin held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Johnnie in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Johnnie reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Austin 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
Austin and Johnnie were both ranked in England and Wales · Boys for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #86 and #3684.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys30 shared years, 1996–2025
Austin held the stronger position in 30 of those years, Johnnie in 0.
Highest recorded here: Austin #85 in 2016, Johnnie #1498 in 2004.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Austin #86, Johnnie #3684.
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 | Austin | Johnnie |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #37 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #3684 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Austin and Johnnie both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Austin
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #114 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded2011–2025
Highest recorded position: #37 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025 (recorded 2011–2025).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #86 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Johnnie
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1591 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #3684 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys