Johannes vs Kayson
Johannes and Kaysoncompared 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.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2025, Johannes was ranked #2952 and Kayson #522 among boys in England and Wales.
Johannes and Kayson over time
Johannes and Kayson appear together in 1 published list, across 21 years of shared records. Kayson held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Johannes 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.
Johannes reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Kayson 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.
- Mirrored each other
Over 21 shared years in England and Wales · Boys, Kayson rose about as far as Johannes fell — from #1716 and #3849 in 2005 to #2952 and #522 in 2025.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys21 shared years, 2005–2025
Johannes held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Kayson in 17.
Highest recorded here: Johannes #1242 in 2008, Kayson #461 in 2024.
The order changed in 2009: Kayson moved ahead. In 2008 they stood at #1242 and #1511; by 2009 that had become #1568 and #1302.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Johannes #2952, Kayson #522.
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 | Johannes | Kayson |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #8 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #522 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Johannes has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Kayson.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
How each name got here
Johannes
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #75 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #6 among boys in Norway, in 2024 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #2952 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Kayson
Popularity journey
First recorded2005
First recorded at #3849 among boys in England and Wales in 2005 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2016–2024
Highest recorded position: #272 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2023 (recorded 2016–2024).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #522 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys