Brent vs Jonathon

Brent and Jonathoncompared 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.

New Zealand · Boys
In 1985, Brent was ranked #72 and Jonathon #77 among boys in New Zealand.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
In 1992, Brent was ranked #92 and Jonathon #89 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2000, Brent was ranked #244 and Jonathon #176 among boys in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2020, Brent was ranked #4608 and Jonathon #3848 among boys in England and Wales.

Brent and Jonathon over time

Brent and Jonathon appear together in 2 published lists, across 33 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Jonathon reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Brent 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.

Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Brent #571 in 1998, Jonathon #175 in 1996.

List by list

England and Wales · Boys23 shared years, 1996–2020
Brent held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Jonathon in 22.
Highest recorded here: Brent #571 in 1998, Jonathon #175 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2020: Brent #4608, Jonathon #3848.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys10 shared years, 1981–1992
Brent held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Jonathon in 2.
Highest recorded here: Brent #72 in 1983, Jonathon #74 in 1983.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1992: Brent #92, Jonathon #89.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Brent

Pairs where Brent shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Tony vs Brent
Tony and Brent changed places 13 times in New Zealand · Boys between 1954 and 1987, ending at #58 and #97.
Tony · Brent · 34 shared years, 1954–1987 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
See the 1987 New Zealand ranking
Jason vs Brent
Both reached their highest recorded position in New Zealand · Boys within 2 years — Jason #1 in 1970, Brent #22 in 1968.
Jason · Brent · 22 shared years, 1966–1987 · Peaked in the same years
See the 1970 New Zealand ranking
Matthew vs Brent
Both reached their highest recorded position in New South Wales, Australia · Boys within 2 years — Matthew #1 in 1984, Brent #72 in 1983.
Matthew · Brent · 16 shared years, 1974–1992 · Peaked in the same years
See the 1984 New South Wales, Australia ranking
Michael vs Brent
Both reached their highest recorded position in New Zealand · Boys within 2 years — Michael #1 in 1968, Brent #22 in 1968.
Michael · Brent · 34 shared years, 1954–1987 · Peaked in the same years
See the 1968 New Zealand ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Brent, Jonathon
Field	Brent	Jonathon
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	1	3
Common variants / nicknames	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Recorded regional usage	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, NZ	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observation	England and Wales · Boys #3449 (2022)	England and Wales · Boys #3848 (2020)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	94/100	76/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Brent has 1 syllable, compared with 3 for Jonathon.
Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, NZ.

How each name got here

Brent

Popularity journey

First recorded1954
First recorded at #67 among boys in New Zealand in 1954 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New Zealand · Boys
Highest recorded1954–1987
Highest recorded position: #22 among boys in New Zealand, in 1968 (recorded 1954–1987).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2022
Most recently recorded at #3449 among boys in England and Wales, in 2022.
England and Wales · Boys

Jonathon

Popularity journey

First recorded1974
First recorded at #321 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1974 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1981–1994
Highest recorded position: #74 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1983 (recorded 1981–1994).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2020
Most recently recorded at #3848 among boys in England and Wales, in 2020.
England and Wales · Boys