Graeme vs Johnathan
Graeme and Johnathancompared 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.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2001, Graeme was ranked #280 and Johnathan #280 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2013, Graeme was ranked #711 and Johnathan #711 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2023, Graeme was ranked #4107 and Johnathan #1701 among boys in England and Wales.
Graeme and Johnathan over time
Graeme and Johnathan appear together in 2 published lists, across 42 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.
Graeme reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Johnathan 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
Graeme and Johnathan changed places 5 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 1977 and 2013, ending at #711 and #711.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 27 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Graeme and Johnathan averaged 58.9 places apart, ending at #711 and #711.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Graeme #755 in 1996, Johnathan #267 in 1996.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys27 shared years, 1977–2013
Graeme held the stronger position in 19 of those years, Johnathan in 7.
Highest recorded here: Graeme #152 in 1992, Johnathan #178 in 1995.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2013: Graeme #711, Johnathan #711.
England and Wales · Boys15 shared years, 1996–2023
Graeme held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Johnathan in 15.
Highest recorded here: Graeme #755 in 1996, Johnathan #267 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Graeme #4107, Johnathan #1701.
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 | Graeme | Johnathan |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #4107 (2023) | England and Wales · Boys #2671 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 70/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Graeme has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Johnathan.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Graeme
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #33 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Highest recorded1954–1975
Highest recorded position: #18 among boys in New Zealand, in 1954 (recorded 1954–1975).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #4107 among boys in England and Wales, in 2023.
England and Wales · Boys
Johnathan
Popularity journey
First recorded1971
First recorded at #280 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1971 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1997–2010
Highest recorded position: #139 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 1997 (recorded 1997–2010).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2671 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys