John Paul

maleStatistical record

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

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

John Paul: Recorded since 2004, its highest recorded position is #384, and it stood at #676 in 2025.

1registrar recorded it
18times a registrar ranked it
22years from first to last
#384highest recorded position
2groupings it qualifies for

Republic of Ireland · Boys

Falling

among boys in Republic of Ireland · 2004–2025

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Republic of Ireland · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
2004	#439
2005	#518
2006	#384
2007	#629
2009	#472
2011	#490
2012	#616
2013	#711
2014	#715
2015	#554
2016	#713
2017	#418
2018	#572
2020	#741
2021	#631
2023	#584
2024	#785
2025	#676

VerifiedSource: CSO Ireland — Irish Babies' Names.Confidence: high.

See all Republic of Ireland names · Source: CSO Ireland — Irish Babies' Names

What the data shows

FallingRepublic of Ireland · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Republic of Ireland in 18 of the 22 years from 2004 to 2025.

Official data for Republic of Ireland, 2004–2025 · CSO Ireland. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded2004
First recorded at #439 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 2004 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded2004–2025
Highest recorded position: #384 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2006 (recorded 2004–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #676 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys

John Paul by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with John Paul in Republic of Ireland · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
2000s	22	5 of 10	4
2010sbusiest	37	8 of 10	5
2020s	19	5 of 10	4

Across Republic of Ireland · Boys, the 2010s were its busiest decade — the 8 years of it this list covers, averaging 5 births a year.

See the names Republic of Irelandhas recorded the most births with →

John Paul appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for Republic of Ireland from 2004 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #384 in Republic of Ireland in 2006.

John Paul'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.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2025	Republic of Ireland	male	#676	4	High	Verified
2024	Republic of Ireland	male	#785	3	High	Verified
2023	Republic of Ireland	male	#584	5	High	Verified
2021	Republic of Ireland	male	#631	4	High	Verified
2020	Republic of Ireland	male	#741	3	High	Verified
2018	Republic of Ireland	male	#572	5	High	Verified
2017	Republic of Ireland	male	#418	8	High	Verified
2016	Republic of Ireland	male	#713	3	High	Verified
2015	Republic of Ireland	male	#554	5	High	Verified
2014	Republic of Ireland	male	#715	3	High	Verified
2013	Republic of Ireland	male	#711	3	High	Verified
2012	Republic of Ireland	male	#616	4	High	Verified
2011	Republic of Ireland	male	#490	6	High	Verified
2009	Republic of Ireland	male	#472	6	High	Verified
2007	Republic of Ireland	male	#629	3	High	Verified
2006	Republic of Ireland	male	#384	6	High	Verified
2005	Republic of Ireland	male	#518	3	High	Verified
2004	Republic of Ireland	male	#439	4	High	Verified

Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland

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

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 2004 and 2025, ranked in 18 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #384, first reached in 2006.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 8 births, registered in Republic of Ireland in 2017.

Its record falls into 5 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 1 year.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

3decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 3 decades →
8 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years
5separate stretches the record falls into5 separate stretches →
1 yearlongest absence inside the recorded periodA single year missing →
#676position in 2025, its most recent recorded year
8births registered in its largest year, 2017Under 25 births →

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

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A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Gine · #385, 22y
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Pharrell · #381, 22y
Reiltin · #389, 14y

Also first recorded in the 2000s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 2000 and 2009.

Alyana · #384, 14y
Arlie · #384, 22y
Aspen · #384, 24y
Monroe · #384, 15y

John Paul was ranked #384 in Republic of Ireland · Boys in 2006. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

John Paul and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed John Paul without appearing here.

John Paul moved ahead of

Marius Compare
In 2017 they stood at #715 and #715 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2018 that had become #572 and #749.
Andreas Compare
In 2024 they stood at #785 and #785 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2025 that had become #676 and #829.
Connor Compare
In 2024 they stood at #785 and #302 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2025 that had become #676 and #829.
Glenn Compare
In 2024 they stood at #785 and #582 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2025 that had become #676 and #829.

Moved ahead of John Paul

Cooper Compare
In 2011 they stood at #490 and #623 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2012 that had become #616 and #233.
Riley Compare
In 2006 they stood at #384 and #493 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2007 that had become #629 and #309.
Braxton Compare
In 2011 they stood at #490 and #623 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2012 that had become #616 and #324.
Roman Compare
In 2006 they stood at #384 and #596 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2007 that had become #629 and #404.

Moved the opposite way to John Paul

Alfie Compare
Between 2004 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, John Paul went from #439 to #676 while Alfie went from #299 to #36.
Archie Compare
Between 2004 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, John Paul went from #439 to #676 while Archie went from #506 to #46.
Arthur Compare
Between 2004 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, John Paul went from #439 to #676 while Arthur went from #214 to #57.
Beau Compare
Between 2004 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, John Paul went from #439 to #676 while Beau went from #506 to #152.

Moved the same way as John Paul

Aaron Compare
Between 2004 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, John Paul went from #439 to #676 and Aaron from #10 to #71.
Adam Compare
Between 2004 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, John Paul went from #439 to #676 and Adam from #4 to #20.
Adrian Compare
Between 2004 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, John Paul went from #439 to #676 and Adrian from #167 to #348.
Alan Compare
Between 2004 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, John Paul went from #439 to #676 and Alan from #77 to #232.

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Recorded in official data for Republic of Ireland from 2004 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #384 in Republic of Ireland in 2006. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.

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John Paul by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

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