Darius vs Jo
Darius and Jocompared 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.
Norway · Boys
In 2021, Darius was ranked #461 and Jo #293 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2022, Darius was ranked #340 and Jo #4001 among boys in England and Wales.
Darius and Jo over time
Darius and Jo appear together in 2 published lists, across 52 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.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Darius and Jo changed places 4 times in Norway · Boys between 1966 and 2021, ending at #461 and #293.
- Longest-running competitions
Darius and Jo were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 35 years, from 1966 to 2021, ending at #461 and #293.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Darius #338 in 1999, Jo #1703 in 2000.
List by list
Norway · Boys35 shared years, 1966–2021
Darius held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Jo in 33.
Highest recorded here: Darius #182 in 1978, Jo #96 in 1966.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2021: Darius #461, Jo #293.
England and Wales · Boys17 shared years, 1996–2022
Darius held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Jo in 0.
Highest recorded here: Darius #338 in 1999, Jo #1703 in 2000.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Darius #340, Jo #4001.
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 | Darius | Jo |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | Used for both boys and girls |
| 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, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #329 (2025) | Norway · Boys #319 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Darius has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Jo.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Darius
Popularity journey
First recorded1966
First recorded at #453 among boys in Norway in 1966 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1966–2021
Highest recorded position: #182 among boys in Norway, in 1978 (recorded 1966–2021).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #329 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Jo
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #301 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: #96 among boys in Norway, in 1966 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #319 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys