Jose vs Kato
Jose and Katocompared 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 2006, Jose was ranked #502 and Kato #504 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Jose was ranked #1199 and Kato #5119 among boys in England and Wales.
Jose and Kato over time
Jose and Kato appear together in 1 published list, across 32 years of shared records. Jose held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Kato in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Kato reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Jose 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Jose and Kato were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 32 years, from 1947 to 2006, ending at #502 and #504.
List by list
Norway · Boys32 shared years, 1947–2006
Jose held the stronger position in 32 of those years, Kato in 0.
Highest recorded here: Jose #180 in 1967, Kato #282 in 1954.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2006: Jose #502, Kato #504.
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 | Jose | Kato |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #1199 (2024) | England and Wales · Boys #5119 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Jose and Kato both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Jose
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #302 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2015
Highest recorded position: #180 among boys in Norway, in 1967 (recorded 1945–2015).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1199 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys
Kato
Popularity journey
First recorded1947
First recorded at #371 among boys in Norway in 1947 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1947–2006
Highest recorded position: #282 among boys in Norway, in 1954 (recorded 1947–2006).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5119 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys