Josef vs Robin
Josef and Robincompared 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 2024, Josef was ranked #2443 and Robin #125 among boys in England and Wales.
Norway · Boys
In 2025, Josef was ranked #236 and Robin #202 among boys in Norway.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2002, Josef was ranked #281 and Robin #220 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2013, Josef was ranked #422 and Robin #257 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Josef and Robin over time
Josef and Robin appear together in 2 published lists, across 94 years of shared records. Robin held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Josef 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.
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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Josef and Robin changed places 5 times in Norway · Boys between 1946 and 2025, ending at #236 and #202.
- Longest-running competitions
Josef and Robin were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 65 years, from 1946 to 2025, ending at #236 and #202.
List by list
Norway · Boys65 shared years, 1946–2025
Josef held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Robin in 60.
Highest recorded here: Josef #189 in 2021, Robin #34 in 1993.
The order changed in 2025: Robin moved ahead. In 2024 they stood at #239 and #291; by 2025 that had become #236 and #202.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Josef #236, Robin #202.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Josef held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Robin in 28.
Highest recorded here: Josef #283 in 1999, Robin #120 in 2022.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Josef #2443, Robin #125.
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 | Josef | Robin |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | Used for both boys and girls |
| 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, IE, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #236 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #176 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Josef and Robin both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Josef
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #274 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1946–2025
Highest recorded position: #189 among boys in Norway, in 2021 (recorded 1946–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #236 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Robin
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #362 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1946–2025
Highest recorded position: #34 among boys in Norway, in 1993 (recorded 1946–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #202 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys