Tommy vs Yosef
Tommy and Yosefcompared 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, Tommy was ranked #39 and Yosef #1162 among boys in England and Wales.
Norway · Boys
In 2024, Tommy was ranked #503 and Yosef #305 among boys in Norway.
Tommy and Yosef over time
Tommy and Yosef appear together in 2 published lists, across 59 years of shared records. Tommy held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Yosef 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
Tommy and Yosef changed places 7 times in Norway · Boys between 1967 and 2024, ending at #503 and #305.
- Longest-running competitions
Tommy and Yosef were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 30 years, from 1967 to 2024, ending at #503 and #305.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Tommy #22 in 2020, Yosef #908 in 2019.
List by list
Norway · Boys30 shared years, 1967–2024
Tommy held the stronger position in 24 of those years, Yosef in 6.
Highest recorded here: Tommy #14 in 1974, Yosef #293 in 2014.
The order changed in 2023: Yosef moved ahead. In 2022 they stood at #430 and #506; by 2023 that had become #490 and #317.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Tommy #503, Yosef #305.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Tommy held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Yosef in 0.
Highest recorded here: Tommy #22 in 2020, Yosef #908 in 2019.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Tommy #39, Yosef #1162.
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 | Tommy | Yosef |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #27 (2025) | Norway · Boys #447 (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 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Tommy and Yosef both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Tommy
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #268 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1999–2024
Highest recorded position: #11 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2023 (recorded 1999–2024).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #97 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Yosef
Popularity journey
First recorded1967
First recorded at #549 among boys in Norway in 1967 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1967–2025
Highest recorded position: #293 among boys in Norway, in 2014 (recorded 1967–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #447 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys