Cillian vs Joe

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 2024, Cillian was ranked #2 and Joe #202 among boys in Northern Ireland.

• Republic of Ireland · Boys

  In 2025, Cillian was ranked #9 and Joe #152 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

• Scotland · Boys

  In 2024, Cillian was ranked #83 and Joe #404 among boys in Scotland.

• England and Wales · Boys

  In 2025, Cillian was ranked #217 and Joe #687 among boys in England and Wales.

Cillian and Joe over time

Cillian and Joe appear together in 3 published lists, across 94 years of shared records. Cillian held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Joe in 1.

The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Joe reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, and Cillian 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

• Republic of Ireland · Boys36 shared years, 1985–2025

  Cillian held the stronger position in 36 of those years, Joe in 0.

  Highest recorded here: Cillian #4 in 2024, Joe #117 in 2016.

  The order between them never changed and held in this list.

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Cillian #9, Joe #152.

• England and Wales · Boys30 shared years, 1996–2025

  Cillian held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Joe in 22.

  Highest recorded here: Cillian #177 in 2024, Joe #48 in 1997.

  The order changed in 2018: Cillian moved ahead. In 2017 they stood at #324 and #294; by 2018 that had become #255 and #316.

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Cillian #217, Joe #687.

• Northern Ireland · Boys28 shared years, 1997–2024

  Cillian held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Joe in 6.

  Highest recorded here: Cillian #2 in 2024, Joe #88 in 2017.

  The order changed in 2006: Cillian moved ahead. In 2005 they stood at #178 and #149; by 2006 that had become #110 and #188.

  Most recent shared year, 2024: Cillian #2, 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.

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.

Side by side

How each name got here