Jo vs Kevin

Jo and Kevincompared 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 2025, Jo was ranked #319 and Kevin #186 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2022, Jo was ranked #4001 and Kevin #203 among boys in England and Wales.

Jo and Kevin over time

Jo and Kevin appear together in 2 published lists, across 88 years of shared records. Kevin held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Jo in 0.

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.

One moved ahead of the other
In 1987, Kevin moved ahead of Jo in Norway · Boys — #146 and #200 the year before became #201 and #169.
Longest-running competitions
Jo and Kevin were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 71 years, from 1953 to 2025, ending at #319 and #186.

List by list

Norway · Boys71 shared years, 1953–2025
Jo held the stronger position in 32 of those years, Kevin in 39.
Highest recorded here: Jo #96 in 1966, Kevin #44 in 2002.
The order changed in 1987: Kevin moved ahead. In 1986 they stood at #146 and #200; by 1987 that had become #201 and #169.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Jo #319, Kevin #186.
England and Wales · Boys17 shared years, 1996–2022
Jo held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Kevin in 17.
Highest recorded here: Jo #1703 in 2000, Kevin #141 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Jo #4001, Kevin #203.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Kevin

Pairs where Kevin shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Kevin vs Ronny
Over 52 shared years in Norway · Boys, Kevin rose about as far as Ronny fell — from #369 and #231 in 1953 to #62 and #515 in 2011.
Kevin · Ronny · 52 shared years, 1953–2011 · Mirrored each other
See the 2011 Norway ranking
Brian vs Kevin
Brian and Kevin changed places 15 times in New South Wales, Australia · Boys between 1952 and 1984, ending at #96 and #70.
Brian · Kevin · 33 shared years, 1952–1984 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
See the 1984 New South Wales, Australia ranking
Kevin vs Kristoffer
Kevin and Kristoffer changed places 15 times in Norway · Boys between 1953 and 2025, ending at #186 and #187.
Kevin · Kristoffer · 71 shared years, 1953–2025 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
See the 2025 Norway ranking
Kevin vs Marcus
Kevin and Marcus changed places 14 times in Norway · Boys between 1963 and 2025, ending at #186 and #150.
Kevin · Marcus · 62 shared years, 1963–2025 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
See the 2025 Norway ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Jo, Kevin
Field	Jo	Kevin
Record type	Official statistical record (evidence-only)	Editorially researched profile
Gender usage	Used for both boys and girls	male
Meaning	Not yet recorded	An Anglicized form of the Irish Caoimhín, combining Old Irish 'cóem' (dear, beloved, gentle) with 'gein' (birth) — 'beloved birth'. Associated with Saint Caoimhín, who founded a monastery at Glendalough in the 6th century.
Origin	Not yet recorded	Irish
Pronunciation	Not yet recorded	/ˈkɛv.ɪn/
Syllables	1	2
Common variants / nicknames	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Recorded regional usage	GB-ENW, IE, NO	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observation	Norway · Boys #319 (2025)	Republic of Ireland · Boys #139 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	90/100
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	95/100	94/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Kevin has a recorded origin (Irish); Jo does not have one recorded yet.
Jo has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Kevin.
A meaning is recorded for Kevin; Jo doesn't have one written yet.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.

How each name got here

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

Kevin

Popularity journey

First recorded1952
First recorded at #26 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 recorded1954–1999
Highest recorded position: #8 among boys in New Zealand, in 1954 (recorded 1954–1999).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #186 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys