Colin vs Johnny

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.

• Norway · Boys

  In 2023, Colin was ranked #150 and Johnny #518 among boys in Norway.

• Republic of Ireland · Boys

  In 2025, Colin was ranked #348 and Johnny #252 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

• Northern Ireland · Boys

  In 2021, Colin was ranked #433 and Johnny #295 among boys in Northern Ireland.

• England and Wales · Boys

  In 2025, Colin was ranked #1538 and Johnny #438 among boys in England and Wales.

Colin and Johnny over time

Colin and Johnny appear together in 4 published lists, across 115 years of shared records. Johnny held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Colin in 1.

The order between them changed and held in 4 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Colin reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, Johnny in 1. 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 · Boys40 shared years, 1983–2025

  Colin held the stronger position in 32 of those years, Johnny in 8.

  Highest recorded here: Colin #41 in 1984, Johnny #158 in 2024.

  The order changed in 2021: Johnny moved ahead. In 2020 they stood at #226 and #261; by 2021 that had become #414 and #204.

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Colin #348, Johnny #252.

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

  Colin held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Johnny in 24.

  Highest recorded here: Colin #311 in 1997, Johnny #322 in 2005.

  The order changed in 2002: Johnny moved ahead. In 2001 they stood at #383 and #559; by 2002 that had become #468 and #449.

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Colin #1538, Johnny #438.

• Norway · Boys27 shared years, 1946–2023

  Colin held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Johnny in 22.

  Highest recorded here: Colin #150 in 2023, Johnny #53 in 1966.

  The order changed in 2004: Colin moved ahead. In 2003 they stood at #324 and #295; by 2004 that had become #286 and #501.

  Most recent shared year, 2023: Colin #150, Johnny #518.

• Northern Ireland · Boys18 shared years, 1997–2021

  Colin held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Johnny in 12.

  Highest recorded here: Colin #96 in 1997, Johnny #178 in 2005.

  The order changed in 2008: Johnny moved ahead. In 2007 they stood at #189 and #209; by 2008 that had become #328 and #266.

  Most recent shared year, 2021: Colin #433, Johnny #295.

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.

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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