Byron vs Jon

Byron and Joncompared 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.

Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2000, Byron was ranked #277 and Jon #244 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2019, Byron was ranked #564 and Jon #764 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Byron was ranked #1758 and Jon #1758 among boys in England and Wales.

Byron and Jon over time

Byron and Jon appear together in 2 published lists, across 40 years of shared records. Byron held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Jon 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.

Jon reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Byron 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.

List by list

England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Byron held the stronger position in 24 of those years, Jon in 4.
Highest recorded here: Byron #175 in 2000, Jon #239 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Byron #1758, Jon #1758.
Republic of Ireland · Boys11 shared years, 1984–2019
Byron held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Jon in 1.
Highest recorded here: Byron #250 in 2000, Jon #318 in 1984.
The order changed in 2019: Byron moved ahead. In 2018 they stood at #718 and #616; by 2019 that had become #564 and #764.
Most recent shared year, 2019: Byron #564, Jon #764.

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 Jon

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

Stein vs Jon
In 1945 they stood at #42 and #34 in Norway · Boys, 8 places apart; by 2015 they were #503 and #132.
Stein · Jon · 71 shared years, 1945–2015 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2015 Norway ranking
Jon vs Arild
In 1945 they stood at #34 and #32 in Norway · Boys, 2 places apart; by 2025 they were #124 and #489.
Jon · Arild · 75 shared years, 1945–2025 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2025 Norway ranking
Aksel vs Jon
Aksel and Jon were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #25 and #124.
Aksel · Jon · 81 shared years, 1945–2025 · Longest-running competitions
See the 2025 Norway ranking
Anders vs Jon
Anders and Jon were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #293 and #124.
Anders · Jon · 81 shared years, 1945–2025 · Longest-running competitions
See the 2025 Norway ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Byron, Jon
Field	Byron	Jon
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	GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE	GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO
Most recent popularity observation	Republic of Ireland · Boys #829 (2025)	Norway · Boys #124 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	94/100	95/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Byron has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Jon.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.

How each name got here

Byron

Popularity journey

First recorded1984
First recorded at #318 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1984 — 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: #175 among boys in England and Wales, in 2000 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys

Jon

Popularity journey

First recorded1945
First recorded at #34 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #19 among boys in Norway, in 1982 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #124 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys