Davin vs Johnathon
Davin and Johnathoncompared 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.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2000, Davin was ranked #250 and Johnathon #390 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2022, Davin was ranked #3449 and Johnathon #3449 among boys in England and Wales.
Davin and Johnathon over time
Davin and Johnathon appear together in 1 published list, across 13 years of shared records. Johnathon held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Davin in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Johnathon reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Davin 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Davin and Johnathon changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2022, ending at #3449 and #3449.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys13 shared years, 1996–2022
Davin held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Johnathon in 9.
Highest recorded here: Davin #1456 in 2005, Johnathon #513 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Davin #3449, Johnathon #3449.
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 | Davin | Johnathon |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #829 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #3449 (2022) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 70/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Davin has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Johnathon.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Davin
Popularity journey
First recorded1970
First recorded at #305 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1970 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1970–2025
Highest recorded position: #213 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1995 (recorded 1970–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Johnathon
Popularity journey
First recorded1991
First recorded at #263 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1991 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1991–2000
Highest recorded position: #238 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1992 (recorded 1991–2000).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2022
Most recently recorded at #3449 among boys in England and Wales, in 2022.
England and Wales · Boys