Jon vs Roy
Jon and Roycompared 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.
Norway · Boys
In 2024, Jon was ranked #108 and Roy #458 among boys in Norway.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2005, Jon was ranked #265 and Roy #265 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2019, Jon was ranked #764 and Roy #564 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Jon was ranked #1758 and Roy #800 among boys in England and Wales.
Jon and Roy over time
Jon and Roy appear together in 3 published lists, across 118 years of shared records. Jon held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Roy in 1.
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.
Roy reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Jon 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Jon and Roy changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2024, ending at #1758 and #800.
- Longest-running competitions
Jon and Roy were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 70 years, from 1945 to 2024, ending at #108 and #458.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Jon #239 in 1996, Roy #399 in 1996.
List by list
Norway · Boys70 shared years, 1945–2024
Jon held the stronger position in 70 of those years, Roy in 0.
Highest recorded here: Jon #19 in 1982, Roy #29 in 1967.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Jon #108, Roy #458.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Jon held the stronger position in 19 of those years, Roy in 10.
Highest recorded here: Jon #239 in 1996, Roy #399 in 1996.
The order changed in 2017: Roy moved ahead. In 2016 they stood at #1050 and #1187; by 2017 that had become #1247 and #818.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Jon #1758, Roy #800.
Republic of Ireland · Boys19 shared years, 1975–2019
Jon held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Roy in 19.
Highest recorded here: Jon #236 in 1975, Roy #106 in 1975.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2019: Jon #764, Roy #564.
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 | Jon | Roy |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #124 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #829 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Jon and Roy both have 1 syllable.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Jon
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #34 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: #19 among boys in Norway, in 1982 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #124 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Roy
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #88 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2024
Highest recorded position: #29 among boys in Norway, in 1967 (recorded 1945–2024).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys