Joe vs Rayyan
Joe and Rayyancompared 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.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2014, Joe was ranked #135 and Rayyan #398 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Joe was ranked #152 and Rayyan #468 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Joe was ranked #785 and Rayyan #226 among boys in England and Wales.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Joe was ranked #404 and Rayyan #404 among boys in Scotland.
Joe and Rayyan over time
Joe and Rayyan appear together in 2 published lists, across 43 years of shared records. Joe held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Rayyan 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.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Joe held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Rayyan in 9.
Highest recorded here: Joe #48 in 1997, Rayyan #197 in 2013.
The order changed in 2016: Rayyan moved ahead. In 2015 they stood at #206 and #214; by 2016 that had become #256 and #231.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Joe #785, Rayyan #226.
Republic of Ireland · Boys14 shared years, 2009–2025
Joe held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Rayyan in 0.
Highest recorded here: Joe #117 in 2016, Rayyan #387 in 2011.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Joe #152, Rayyan #468.
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 | Joe | Rayyan |
|---|---|---|
| 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, GB-SCT, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #152 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #468 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Joe and Rayyan both have 1 syllable.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Joe
Popularity journey
First recorded1985
First recorded at #304 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1985 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #48 among boys in England and Wales, in 1997 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #152 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Rayyan
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #2863 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: #197 among boys in England and Wales, in 2013 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #468 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys