Jago vs Ned
Jago and Nedcompared 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 2008, Jago was ranked #698 and Ned #386 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Jago was ranked #567 and Ned #857 among boys in England and Wales.
Jago and Ned over time
Jago and Ned appear together in 1 published list, across 29 years of shared records. Jago held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Ned in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Ned reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Jago 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
Jago and Ned changed places 14 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2024, ending at #567 and #857.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Jago #424 in 2004, Ned #360 in 2003.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Jago held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Ned in 12.
Highest recorded here: Jago #424 in 2004, Ned #360 in 2003.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Jago #567, Ned #857.
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 | Jago | Ned |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #567 (2024) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #272 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Jago has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Ned.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Jago
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #898 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #424 among boys in England and Wales, in 2004 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #567 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys
Ned
Popularity journey
First recorded1989
First recorded at #307 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1989 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1989–2025
Highest recorded position: #193 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2021 (recorded 1989–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #272 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys