Joao vs Marko
Joao and Markocompared 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 Marko #435 among boys in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2015, Joao was ranked #699 and Marko #615 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Joao was ranked #1322 and Marko #1758 among boys in England and Wales.
Joao and Marko over time
Joao and Marko appear together in 2 published lists, across 52 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.
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
Joao and Marko changed places 6 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2024, ending at #1322 and #1758.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Joao #711 in 2007, Marko #1016 in 2006.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Joao held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Marko in 2.
Highest recorded here: Joao #711 in 2007, Marko #1016 in 2006.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Joao #1322, Marko #1758.
Norway · Boys23 shared years, 1969–2015
Joao held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Marko in 20.
Highest recorded here: Joao #370 in 1986, Marko #286 in 1987.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2015: Joao #524, Marko #435.
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 | Marko |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| 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) | Norway · Boys #436 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Joao has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Marko.
- 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
Marko
Popularity journey
First recorded1968
First recorded at #467 among boys in Norway in 1968 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1968–2025
Highest recorded position: #286 among boys in Norway, in 1987 (recorded 1968–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #436 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys