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John-Joe

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about John-Joe: 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-Joe: Recorded since 1998, it reached #378 in 2008, and it stood at #4,275 in 2025.

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1998–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1998 to 2025, ranging from #2104 to #4749.1998200520112012201520172018201920202022202320242025#2104#4749
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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1998#2901
2005#3849
2011#3830
2012#3987
2015#3908
2017#3449
2018#4749
2019#2104
2020#4608
2022#2755
2023#4107
2024#3688
2025#4275

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 England and Wales in 13 of the 28 years from 1998 to 2025.

In 2024: #404 among boys in Northern Ireland, #3688 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 19982025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1998

    First recorded at #2901 among boys in England and Wales in 1998 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Highest recorded2008–2024

    Highest recorded position: #378 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2008 (recorded 2008–2024).

    Northern Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #4275 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1998 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #378 in Northern Ireland in 2008.

John-Joe'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#42754HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#36885HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#41074HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#27557HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#46083HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#210410HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#47493HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#34495HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#39084HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#39874HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#38304HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#38493HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#29013HighVerified
2024Northern Irelandmale#4043HighVerified
2008Northern Irelandmale#3783HighVerified

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

Where John-Joe is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded John-Joe, between 1998 and 2025, in 14 of those 28 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.

RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales1998–202513#2104 in 2019
Northern Ireland2008–20242#378 in 2008

Its high point came 11 years earlier in Northern Ireland (2008) than in England and Wales (2019).

No registrar recorded it for 6 years after 1998; it appears again in 2005.

What's not yet available

  • Meaning
  • Origin
  • Pronunciation
  • Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't 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 2 regions, from 1998 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #378 in Northern Ireland in 2008. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.