John Paul vs Roman
John Paul and Romancompared 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, John Paul was ranked #676 and Roman #179 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
John Paul and Roman over time
John Paul and Roman appear together in 1 published list, across 16 years of shared records. Roman held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, John Paul 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.
John Paul reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Roman 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.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys16 shared years, 2006–2025
John Paul held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Roman in 15.
Highest recorded here: John Paul #384 in 2006, Roman #134 in 2024.
The order changed in 2007: Roman moved ahead. In 2006 they stood at #384 and #596; by 2007 that had become #629 and #404.
Most recent shared year, 2025: John Paul #676, Roman #179.
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.
Where to go next
Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.
Other comparisons involving Roman
Pairs where Roman shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.
- Adam vs Roman
Adam and Roman averaged 17.5 places apart in New Zealand · Boys, and 205 places apart in England and Wales · Boys.
Adam · Roman · 29 shared years, 1996–2024 · Close in one country, far apart in another
- Jordan vs Roman
Jordan and Roman averaged 18.8 places apart in New Zealand · Boys, and 220 places apart in England and Wales · Boys.
Jordan · Roman · 29 shared years, 1996–2024 · Close in one country, far apart in another
- Hugo vs Roman
In England and Wales · Boys, Roman moved into the top 50 at #28 in 2020 as Hugo fell out of it to #51, having been #48 the year before.
Hugo · Roman · 29 shared years, 1996–2024 · One took the other's place near the top
Side by side
| Field | John Paul | Roman |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | From the Latin Romanus, meaning 'Roman' — borne by several early saints and medieval rulers of Bulgaria, Kyiv and Moldavia. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Latin, widely used across Slavic and Germanic languages |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈro.man/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #676 (2025) | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #50 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 70/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Roman has a recorded origin (Latin, widely used across Slavic and Germanic languages); John Paul does not have one recorded yet.
- John Paul and Roman both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Roman; John Paul doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in IE.
How each name got here
John Paul
Popularity journey
First recorded2004
First recorded at #439 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 2004 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded2004–2025
Highest recorded position: #384 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2006 (recorded 2004–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #676 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Roman
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #333 among boys in Norway in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #23 among boys in England and Wales, in 2021 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #50 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys