Jozef vs Kato
Jozef 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 1994, Jozef was ranked #585 and Kato #447 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Jozef was ranked #1758 and Kato #5119 among boys in England and Wales.
Jozef and Kato over time
Jozef and Kato appear together in 1 published list, across 23 years of shared records. Jozef held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Kato 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.
Kato reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Jozef 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.
List by list
Norway · Boys23 shared years, 1954–1994
Jozef held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Kato in 3.
Highest recorded here: Jozef #208 in 1962, Kato #282 in 1954.
The order changed in 1994: Kato moved ahead. In 1993 they stood at #535 and #537; by 1994 that had become #585 and #447.
Most recent shared year, 1994: Jozef #585, Kato #447.
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 | 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, IE, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #785 (2024) | England and Wales · Boys #5119 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Jozef and Kato both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, 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
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