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Joao

male

Joao.

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1955 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #370 in Norway in 1986. See regions.

Audio not yet available.

Data Confidence

Official popularity evidence
Verified
Profile completeness
Partial
Editorial research
Not yet completed

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Name Characteristics

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Pronunciation clarity

Not yet assessed — Namewise hasn't recorded a pronunciation (respelling or IPA) for this name yet.

Spelling simplicity

Calculated directly from the name's spelling: shorter names with fewer irregular letter clusters score higher. A disclosed formula, not an editorial opinion — and not a confidence measurement.

Regional familiarity

Editorial judgement of how familiar this name is in its primary region of use today.

International familiarity

Editorial judgement of how easily this name travels across languages and borders.

Trend stability

Derived from the name's traditional/modern classification and its current popularity trend direction.

Overview

Origin
Meaning
Not available
Pronunciation
Not available
Syllables
1
Common nicknames
None recorded
Classification
Traditional & modern
Gender usage
male
Language family
Not available

Popularity

FallingEngland and Wales (male) rank from 1996 to 2024, ranging from #711 to #1329.19961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024#711#1329
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England and Wales rank by year
YearRank
1996#1104
1997#964
1998#1188
1999#1130
2000#881
2001#842
2002#1077
2003#1011
2004#773
2005#788
2006#939
2007#711
2008#867
2009#848
2010#918
2011#1024
2012#1229
2013#1044
2014#1223
2015#903
2016#1157
2017#996
2018#932
2019#1253
2020#1230
2021#1329
2022#1224
2023#1309
2024#1322

Demonstration dataSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

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Meaning & Origin

Variants

No spelling variants or nicknames recorded yet.

No similar names recorded yet for this name.

Similarity is a demonstration score — see methodology.

Spelling

Spelling simplicity

Calculated directly from the name's spelling — see Name Characteristics above.

No commonly used alternate spellings recorded.

Pronunciation

Audio not yet available.
Syllables
1
Ease
easy

Demonstration dataSource: HEKNO Name Intelligence.Confidence: insufficient.

Regional Use

Notable Usage

No safely-sourced notable usage recorded for this name yet.

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