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Joao

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What official birth registration shows about Joao: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #711 to #1329.200020052010201520202025#711#1329
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Boys 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
2025#1153

VerifiedSource: 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

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Norway in 28 of the 61 years from 1955 to 2015.

In 2025: #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland, #1153 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 4 national registrars across 4 regions, 1955–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1955

    First recorded at #420 among boys in Norway in 1955 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1955–2015

    Highest recorded position: #370 among boys in Norway, in 1986 (recorded 1955–2015).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1153 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

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

Joao's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#115325HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#132220HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#130920HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#122422HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#132919HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#123021HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#125320HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#93231HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#99630HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#115724HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#90333HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#122321HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#104426HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#122921HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#102426HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#91831HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#84833HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#86731HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#71139HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#93925HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#78830HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#77328HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#101118HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#107715HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#84220HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#88118HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#113012HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#118811HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#96415HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#110412HighVerified
2008Northern Irelandmale#3783HighVerified
2015Norwaymale#5244HighVerified
2008Norwaymale#5564HighVerified
2004Norwaymale#4107HighVerified
1996Norwaymale#4806HighVerified
1995Norwaymale#4547HighVerified
1993Norwaymale#6054HighVerified
1990Norwaymale#5326HighVerified
1989Norwaymale#4588HighVerified
1988Norwaymale#5885HighVerified
1987Norwaymale#6214HighVerified
1986Norwaymale#37012HighVerified
1985Norwaymale#5486HighVerified
1984Norwaymale#5496HighVerified
1983Norwaymale#4987HighVerified
1982Norwaymale#5346HighVerified
1981Norwaymale#4977HighVerified
1980Norwaymale#4678HighVerified
1978Norwaymale#4209HighVerified
1977Norwaymale#5435HighVerified
1976Norwaymale#5116HighVerified
1974Norwaymale#5635HighVerified
1972Norwaymale#5535HighVerified
1969Norwaymale#5225HighVerified
1967Norwaymale#5354HighVerified
1966Norwaymale#5334HighVerified
1964Norwaymale#5094HighVerified
1961Norwaymale#4734HighVerified
1955Norwaymale#4204HighVerified
2025Republic of Irelandmale#8293HighVerified
2020Republic of Irelandmale#7413HighVerified
2016Republic of Irelandmale#4916HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandmale#6993HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandmale#7303HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandmale#5425HighVerified
2009Republic of Irelandmale#7013HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandmale#4726HighVerified
2007Republic of Irelandmale#6293HighVerified
2006Republic of Irelandmale#5963HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Joao is officially recorded

4 official registrars have recorded Joao, between 1955 and 2025, in 54 of those 71 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

NorwayNorway: recorded in 1955Norway: recorded in 1961Norway: recorded in 1964Norway: recorded in 1966Norway: recorded in 1967Norway: recorded in 1969Norway: recorded in 1972Norway: recorded in 1974Norway: recorded in 1976Norway: recorded in 1977Norway: recorded in 1978Norway: recorded in 1980Norway: recorded in 1981Norway: recorded in 1982Norway: recorded in 1983Norway: recorded in 1984Norway: recorded in 1985Norway: recorded in 1986Norway: recorded in 1987Norway: recorded in 1988Norway: recorded in 1989Norway: recorded in 1990Norway: recorded in 1993Norway: recorded in 1995Norway: recorded in 1996Norway: recorded in 2004Norway: recorded in 2008Norway: recorded in 2015Norway: highest position in 1986England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2007Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2006Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2007Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2008Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2009Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2010Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2011Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2015Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2016Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2020Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2025Republic of Ireland: highest position in 2008Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 2008Northern Ireland: highest position in 200819552025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1955–201528#370 in 1986
England and Wales1996–202530#711 in 2007
Republic of Ireland2006–202510#472 in 2008
Northern Ireland20081#378 in 2008

Its high point came 22 years earlier in Norway (1986) than in Republic of Ireland (2008).

No registrar recorded it for 5 years after 1955; it appears again in 1961.

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Joao

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
4 official registrars, 1955–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1955 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #370 in Norway in 1986. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.