Joey vs Mustafa
Joey and Mustafacompared 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 2025, Joey was ranked #90 and Mustafa #309 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Joey was ranked #103 and Mustafa #227 among boys in Scotland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2025, Joey was ranked #163 and Mustafa #170 among boys in England and Wales.
Joey and Mustafa over time
Joey and Mustafa appear together in 2 published lists, across 49 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.
Joey reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Mustafa 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2025, Joey moved ahead of Mustafa in England and Wales · Boys — #168 and #165 the year before became #163 and #170.
- Longest-running competitions
Joey and Mustafa were both ranked in England and Wales · Boys for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #163 and #170.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Joey #78 in 2024, Mustafa #309 in 2025.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys30 shared years, 1996–2025
Joey held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Mustafa in 17.
Highest recorded here: Joey #97 in 2014, Mustafa #165 in 2024.
The order changed in 2025: Joey moved ahead. In 2024 they stood at #168 and #165; by 2025 that had become #163 and #170.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Joey #163, Mustafa #170.
Republic of Ireland · Boys19 shared years, 2000–2025
Joey held the stronger position in 19 of those years, Mustafa in 0.
Highest recorded here: Joey #78 in 2024, Mustafa #309 in 2025.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Joey #90, Mustafa #309.
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 | Joey | Mustafa |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 1 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #90 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #170 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Joey has 1 syllable, compared with 3 for Mustafa.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Joey
Popularity journey
First recorded1990
First recorded at #323 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1990 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1990–2025
Highest recorded position: #78 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2024 (recorded 1990–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #3333 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Mustafa
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #258 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #165 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #170 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys