Johnny vs Robel
Johnny and Robelcompared 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 2022, Johnny was ranked #434 and Robel #4001 among boys in England and Wales.
Norway · Boys
In 2004, Johnny was ranked #501 and Robel #579 among boys in Norway.
Johnny and Robel over time
Johnny and Robel appear together in 2 published lists, across 40 years of shared records. Johnny held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Robel 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.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Johnny #322 in 2005, Robel #2189 in 2003.
List by list
Norway · Boys21 shared years, 1982–2004
Johnny held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Robel in 0.
Highest recorded here: Johnny #167 in 1985, Robel #293 in 1998.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2004: Johnny #501, Robel #579.
England and Wales · Boys19 shared years, 1997–2022
Johnny held the stronger position in 19 of those years, Robel in 0.
Highest recorded here: Johnny #322 in 2005, Robel #2189 in 2003.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Johnny #434, Robel #4001.
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 | Johnny | Robel |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #252 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #4001 (2022) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Johnny and Robel both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Johnny
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #90 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2023
Highest recorded position: #44 among boys in Norway, in 1956 (recorded 1945–2023).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #252 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Robel
Popularity journey
First recorded1982
First recorded at #507 among boys in Norway in 1982 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1982–2010
Highest recorded position: #293 among boys in Norway, in 1998 (recorded 1982–2010).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2022
Most recently recorded at #4001 among boys in England and Wales, in 2022.
England and Wales · Boys