Francisco vs Jo
Francisco 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 2012, Francisco was ranked #542 and Jo #264 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2022, Francisco was ranked #967 and Jo #4001 among boys in England and Wales.
Francisco and Jo over time
Francisco and Jo appear together in 2 published lists, across 58 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
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.
- Longest-running competitions
Francisco and Jo were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 41 years, from 1948 to 2012, ending at #542 and #264.
List by list
Norway · Boys41 shared years, 1948–2012
Francisco held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Jo in 40.
Highest recorded here: Francisco #253 in 1948, Jo #96 in 1966.
The order changed in 1951: Jo moved ahead. In 1950 they stood at #253 and #255; by 1951 that had become #378 and #320.
Most recent shared year, 2012: Francisco #542, Jo #264.
England and Wales · Boys17 shared years, 1996–2022
Francisco held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Jo in 0.
Highest recorded here: Francisco #836 in 2008, Jo #1703 in 2000.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Francisco #967, 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 | Francisco | 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 | 3 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #676 (2025) | Norway · Boys #319 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 70/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Francisco has 3 syllables, compared with 1 for Jo.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Francisco
Popularity journey
First recorded1948
First recorded at #253 among boys in Norway in 1948 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1948–2012
Highest recorded position: #253 among boys in Norway, in 1948 (recorded 1948–2012).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #676 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