Bogdan vs Jose
Bogdan 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.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2021, Bogdan was ranked #454 and Jose #755 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Norway · Boys
In 2006, Bogdan was ranked #490 and Jose #502 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Bogdan was ranked #1951 and Jose #1199 among boys in England and Wales.
Bogdan and Jose over time
Bogdan and Jose appear together in 2 published lists, across 58 years of shared records. Jose held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Bogdan 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.
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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Bogdan and Jose changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Boys between 2007 and 2024, ending at #1951 and #1199.
- Longest-running competitions
Bogdan and Jose were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 40 years, from 1955 to 2006, ending at #490 and #502.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Boys within 2 years — Bogdan #212 in 1965, Jose #180 in 1967.
List by list
Norway · Boys40 shared years, 1955–2006
Bogdan held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Jose in 36.
Highest recorded here: Bogdan #212 in 1965, Jose #180 in 1967.
The order changed in 2006: Bogdan moved ahead. In 2005 they stood at #575 and #455; by 2006 that had become #490 and #502.
Most recent shared year, 2006: Bogdan #490, Jose #502.
England and Wales · Boys18 shared years, 2007–2024
Bogdan held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Jose in 12.
Highest recorded here: Bogdan #812 in 2020, Jose #728 in 2008.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Bogdan #1951, 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 | Bogdan | 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 | Republic of Ireland · Boys #402 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #1199 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Bogdan and Jose both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Bogdan
Popularity journey
First recorded1955
First recorded at #278 among boys in Norway in 1955 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1955–2025
Highest recorded position: #212 among boys in Norway, in 1965 (recorded 1955–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #491 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