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Joshua vs Taylor

Joshua and Taylorcompared 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.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Boys

    In 1993, Joshua was ranked #1 and Taylor #92 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.

  • New Zealand · Boys

    In 2010, Joshua was ranked #6 and Taylor #88 among boys in New Zealand.

  • Northern Ireland · Boys

    In 2022, Joshua was ranked #29 and Taylor #352 among boys in Northern Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Boys

    In 2025, Joshua was ranked #53 and Taylor #507 among boys in England and Wales.

  • Scotland · Boys

    In 2024, Joshua was ranked #60 and Taylor #227 among boys in Scotland.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys

    In 2025, Joshua was ranked #81 and Taylor #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

Joshua and Taylor over time

Joshua and Taylor appear together in 4 published lists, across 100 years of shared records. Joshua held the stronger position in more years in 4 of them, Taylor in 0.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Joshua reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Taylor 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.

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

    Joshua and Taylor were both ranked in England and Wales · Boys for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #53 and #507.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Joshua #2 in 2002, Taylor #65 in 2001.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Boys30 shared years, 1996–2025

    Joshua held the stronger position in 30 of those years, Taylor in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Joshua #2 in 2002, Taylor #65 in 2001.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Joshua #53, Taylor #507.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys29 shared years, 1992–2025

    Joshua held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Taylor in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Joshua #17 in 2003, Taylor #160 in 2007.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Joshua #81, Taylor #829.

  • Northern Ireland · Boys25 shared years, 1997–2022

    Joshua held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Taylor in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Joshua #6 in 2002, Taylor #73 in 2003.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2022: Joshua #29, Taylor #352.

  • New Zealand · Boys16 shared years, 1992–2010

    Joshua held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Taylor in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Joshua #1 in 1995, Taylor #43 in 1995.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2010: Joshua #6, Taylor #88.

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.

Where to go next

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.

Other comparisons involving Joshua

Pairs where Joshua shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other comparisons involving Taylor

Pairs where Taylor shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — peaked in the same years.

All peaked in the same years→

Other pairs from New Zealand lists

Pairs measured inside New Zealand's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

New Zealand overview→

Other pairs ranked together in the 2010s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2010 and 2019.

The 2010s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Joshua, Taylor
FieldJoshuaTaylor
Record typeEditorially researched profileOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagemaleUsed for both boys and girls
MeaningFrom Hebrew Yehoshua, combining 'yeho' (referring to God) with 'yasha' ('to save') — 'Yahweh is salvation'. Joshua succeeded Moses as leader of the Israelites in the Old Testament.Not yet recorded
OriginBiblical HebrewNot yet recorded
Pronunciation/ˈd͡ʒɑʃ.u.ə/Not yet recorded
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Boys #53 (2025)Republic of Ireland · Girls #443 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)90/100Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10088/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Joshua has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew); Taylor does not have one recorded yet.
  • Joshua and Taylor both have 2 syllables.
  • A meaning is recorded for Joshua; Taylor doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ.

How each name got here

Joshua

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1971

    First recorded at #77 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1971 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1971–2024

    Highest recorded position: #1 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1993 (recorded 1971–2024).

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #53 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Taylor

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1991

    First recorded at #91 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1991 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1992–2010

    Highest recorded position: #19 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1996 (recorded 1992–2010).

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1512 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls