Joey vs Naoise
Joey and Naoisecompared 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 Naoise #88 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Joey was ranked #118 and Naoise #278 among boys in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2023, Joey was ranked #160 and Naoise #4991 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2015, Joey was ranked #896 and Naoise #204 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Joey was ranked #2771 and Naoise #5891 among girls in England and Wales.
Joey and Naoise over time
Joey and Naoise appear together in 2 published lists, across 42 years of shared records. Joey held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Naoise in 0.
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
Joey and Naoise changed places 8 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 1990 and 2025, ending at #90 and #88.
- Longest-running competitions
Joey and Naoise were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Boys for 30 years, from 1990 to 2025, ending at #90 and #88.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Joey #78 in 2024, Naoise #88 in 2025.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys30 shared years, 1990–2025
Joey held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Naoise in 6.
Highest recorded here: Joey #78 in 2024, Naoise #88 in 2025.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Joey #90, Naoise #88.
Northern Ireland · Boys12 shared years, 2005–2024
Joey held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Naoise in 1.
Highest recorded here: Joey #118 in 2024, Naoise #231 in 2020.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Joey #118, Naoise #278.
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 | Naoise |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | Used for both boys and girls |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | |
| Syllables | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #90 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #88 (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
- Joey has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Naoise.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, 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 #90 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Naoise
Popularity journey
First recorded1970
First recorded at #278 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1970 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1970–2025
Highest recorded position: #88 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025 (recorded 1970–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #118 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls