Jozef vs Kaj
Jozef and Kajcompared 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 1994, Jozef was ranked #585 and Kaj #586 among boys in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2023, Jozef was ranked #660 and Kaj #770 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2021, Jozef was ranked #1391 and Kaj #4789 among boys in England and Wales.
Jozef and Kaj over time
Jozef and Kaj appear together in 2 published lists, across 46 years of shared records. Jozef held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Kaj in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
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
Jozef and Kaj changed places 4 times in Norway · Boys between 1954 and 1994, ending at #585 and #586.
- Longest-running competitions
Jozef and Kaj were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 32 years, from 1954 to 1994, ending at #585 and #586.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Boys within 2 years — Jozef #195 in 1958, Kaj #216 in 1959.
List by list
Norway · Boys32 shared years, 1954–1994
Jozef held the stronger position in 30 of those years, Kaj in 2.
Highest recorded here: Jozef #195 in 1958, Kaj #216 in 1959.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1994: Jozef #585, Kaj #586.
England and Wales · Boys14 shared years, 1996–2021
Jozef held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Kaj in 0.
Highest recorded here: Jozef #953 in 2000, Kaj #2357 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2021: Jozef #1391, Kaj #4789.
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 | Jozef | Kaj |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #785 (2024) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #770 (2023) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Jozef has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Kaj.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Jozef
Popularity journey
First recorded1949
First recorded at #327 among boys in Norway in 1949 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1949–2019
Highest recorded position: #195 among boys in Norway, in 1958 (recorded 1949–2019).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1758 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys
Kaj
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #320 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–1994
Highest recorded position: #216 among boys in Norway, in 1959 (recorded 1945–1994).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2021
Most recently recorded at #4789 among boys in England and Wales, in 2021.
England and Wales · Boys