Hussain vs Josef
Hussain and Josefcompared 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 2022, Hussain was ranked #476 and Josef #251 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2025, Hussain was ranked #334 and Josef #1798 among boys in England and Wales.
Hussain and Josef over time
Hussain and Josef appear together in 2 published lists, across 57 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Hussain and Josef changed places 8 times in Norway · Boys between 1966 and 2022, ending at #476 and #251.
- Longest-running competitions
Hussain and Josef were both ranked in England and Wales · Boys for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #334 and #1798.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys30 shared years, 1996–2025
Hussain held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Josef in 9.
Highest recorded here: Hussain #334 in 2025, Josef #283 in 1999.
The order changed in 2005: Hussain moved ahead. In 2004 they stood at #431 and #391; by 2005 that had become #410 and #445.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Hussain #334, Josef #1798.
Norway · Boys27 shared years, 1966–2022
Hussain held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Josef in 22.
Highest recorded here: Hussain #340 in 1995, Josef #189 in 2021.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Hussain #476, Josef #251.
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 | Hussain | Josef |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #334 (2025) | Norway · Boys #236 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Hussain and Josef both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Hussain
Popularity journey
First recorded1966
First recorded at #528 among boys in Norway in 1966 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #334 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #334 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Josef
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #274 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1946–2025
Highest recorded position: #189 among boys in Norway, in 2021 (recorded 1946–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1798 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys