Borys vs Jaylan
Borys and Jaylancompared 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 2023, Borys was ranked #4107 and Jaylan #3112 among boys in England and Wales.
Borys and Jaylan over time
Borys and Jaylan appear together in 1 published list, across 18 years of shared records. Borys held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Jaylan in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Jaylan reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Borys 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
Borys and Jaylan changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Boys between 2006 and 2023, ending at #4107 and #3112.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys18 shared years, 2006–2023
Borys held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Jaylan in 5.
Highest recorded here: Borys #719 in 2017, Jaylan #882 in 2013.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Borys #4107, Jaylan #3112.
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 | Borys | Jaylan |
|---|---|---|
| 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, GB-NIR, IE | GB-ENW |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #4107 (2023) | England and Wales · Boys #3254 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Borys and Jaylan both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
How each name got here
Borys
Popularity journey
First recorded2006
First recorded at #2870 among boys in England and Wales in 2006 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2008–2021
Highest recorded position: #302 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2011 (recorded 2008–2021).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #4107 among boys in England and Wales, in 2023.
England and Wales · Boys
Jaylan
Popularity journey
First recorded1999
First recorded at #3900 among girls in England and Wales in 1999 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2000–2024
Highest recorded position: #882 among boys in England and Wales, in 2013 (recorded 2000–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3254 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys