Bradley vs Joe
Bradley and Joecompared 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, Bradley was ranked #372 and Joe #152 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Bradley was ranked #404 and Joe #202 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Bradley was ranked #246 and Joe #404 among boys in Scotland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Bradley was ranked #364 and Joe #785 among boys in England and Wales.
Bradley and Joe over time
Bradley and Joe appear together in 3 published lists, across 88 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
Bradley reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Joe 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2010, Joe moved ahead of Bradley in Northern Ireland · Boys — #148 and #182 the year before became #202 and #132.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Bradley and Joe changed places 8 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 1993 and 2025, ending at #372 and #152.
- Longest-running competitions
Bradley and Joe were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Boys for 32 years, from 1993 to 2025, ending at #372 and #152.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Bradley #28 in 1997, Joe #48 in 1997.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys32 shared years, 1993–2025
Bradley held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Joe in 23.
Highest recorded here: Bradley #130 in 2015, Joe #117 in 2016.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Bradley #372, Joe #152.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Bradley held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Joe in 0.
Highest recorded here: Bradley #28 in 1997, Joe #48 in 1997.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Bradley #364, Joe #785.
Northern Ireland · Boys27 shared years, 1997–2024
Bradley held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Joe in 12.
Highest recorded here: Bradley #68 in 1998, Joe #88 in 2017.
The order changed in 2010: Joe moved ahead. In 2009 they stood at #148 and #182; by 2010 that had become #202 and #132.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Bradley #404, Joe #202.
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 | Bradley | Joe |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 |
| 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, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #372 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #152 (2025) |
| 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
- Bradley has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Joe.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Bradley
Popularity journey
First recorded1956
First recorded at #83 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1956 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Highest recorded1956–2003
Highest recorded position: #19 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1976 (recorded 1956–2003).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #372 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Joe
Popularity journey
First recorded1985
First recorded at #304 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1985 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #48 among boys in England and Wales, in 1997 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #152 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys