Josh vs Justin

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.

• New Zealand · Boys

  In 2000, Josh was ranked #87 and Justin #95 among boys in New Zealand.

• Northern Ireland · Boys

  In 2021, Josh was ranked #176 and Justin #295 among boys in Northern Ireland.

• Republic of Ireland · Boys

  In 2025, Josh was ranked #188 and Justin #402 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

• Scotland · Boys

  In 2024, Josh was ranked #218 and Justin #727 among boys in Scotland.

• England and Wales · Boys

  In 2024, Josh was ranked #857 and Justin #638 among boys in England and Wales.

Josh and Justin over time

Josh and Justin appear together in 3 published lists, across 85 years of shared records. Josh held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Justin in 0.

The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Justin reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Josh in 1. 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 · Boys36 shared years, 1989–2025

  Josh held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Justin in 7.

  Highest recorded here: Josh #56 in 2003, Justin #107 in 1990.

  The order changed in 1997: Josh moved ahead. In 1996 they stood at #208 and #152; by 1997 that had become #139 and #168.

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Josh #188, Justin #402.

• England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024

  Josh held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Justin in 4.

  Highest recorded here: Josh #84 in 2002, Justin #154 in 2003.

  The order changed in 2022: Justin moved ahead. In 2021 they stood at #598 and #682; by 2022 that had become #731 and #540.

  Most recent shared year, 2024: Josh #857, Justin #638.

• Northern Ireland · Boys20 shared years, 1997–2021

  Josh held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Justin in 0.

  Highest recorded here: Josh #38 in 2005, Justin #103 in 2002.

  The order between them never changed and held in this list.

  Most recent shared year, 2021: Josh #176, Justin #295.

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.

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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.

Side by side

How each name got here