George vs Joakim
George and Joakimcompared 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.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2021, George was ranked #3 and Joakim #4789 among boys in England and Wales.
Norway · Boys
In 2023, George was ranked #364 and Joakim #278 among boys in Norway.
George and Joakim over time
George and Joakim appear together in 2 published lists, across 53 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
George and Joakim were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 45 years, from 1967 to 2023, ending at #364 and #278.
List by list
Norway · Boys45 shared years, 1967–2023
George held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Joakim in 42.
Highest recorded here: George #296 in 1978, Joakim #20 in 1991.
The order changed in 1971: Joakim moved ahead. In 1970 they stood at #401 and #492; by 1971 that had become #553 and #292.
Most recent shared year, 2023: George #364, Joakim #278.
England and Wales · Boys8 shared years, 1996–2021
George held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Joakim in 0.
Highest recorded here: George #3 in 2021, Joakim #2538 in 2006.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2021: George #3, Joakim #4789.
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 | George | Joakim |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Farmer, earth-worker. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Greek | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈdʒɔːdʒ/ | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #24 (2025) | Norway · Boys #265 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- George has a recorded origin (Greek); Joakim does not have one recorded yet.
- George and Joakim both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for George; Joakim doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
George
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #345 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #2 among boys in England and Wales, in 2018 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #24 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Joakim
Popularity journey
First recorded1967
First recorded at #534 among boys in Norway in 1967 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1967–2025
Highest recorded position: #20 among boys in Norway, in 1991 (recorded 1967–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #265 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys