Joao vs Juan
Joao and Juancompared 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 2015, Joao was ranked #524 and Juan #459 among boys in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2015, Joao was ranked #699 and Juan #699 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Joao was ranked #1322 and Juan #1595 among boys in England and Wales.
Joao and Juan over time
Joao and Juan 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.
Juan reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Joao 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
Joao and Juan changed places 13 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2024, ending at #1322 and #1595.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Joao held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Juan in 12.
Highest recorded here: Joao #711 in 2007, Juan #602 in 2001.
The order changed in 2023: Joao moved ahead. In 2022 they stood at #1224 and #949; by 2023 that had become #1309 and #1533.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Joao #1322, Juan #1595.
Norway · Boys28 shared years, 1955–2015
Joao held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Juan in 26.
Highest recorded here: Joao #370 in 1986, Juan #209 in 1977.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2015: Joao #524, Juan #459.
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 | Joao | Juan |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #829 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #582 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Joao and Juan both have 1 syllable.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Joao
Popularity journey
First recorded1955
First recorded at #420 among boys in Norway in 1955 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1955–2015
Highest recorded position: #370 among boys in Norway, in 1986 (recorded 1955–2015).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Juan
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #347 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1946–2016
Highest recorded position: #209 among boys in Norway, in 1977 (recorded 1946–2016).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1595 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys