Jolyon

maleStatistical record

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

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

Jolyon: Recorded since 1996, it reached #950 in 2002, and it stood at #5,119 in 2024.

1registrar recorded it
26times a registrar ranked it
29years from first to last
#950highest recorded position
8groupings it qualifies for

England and Wales · Boys

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2024

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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#1591
1997	#2022
1998	#2419
1999	#1281
2000	#1889
2002	#950
2003	#976
2004	#1160
2005	#1299
2006	#1347
2007	#2435
2008	#2097
2009	#2544
2010	#4678
2011	#2892
2012	#3416
2013	#4685
2014	#3895
2015	#3908
2016	#4810
2017	#2324
2018	#3959
2019	#3013
2020	#3848
2021	#3990
2024	#5119

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 26 of the 29 years from 1996 to 2024.

Official data for England and Wales, 1996–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #1591 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #950 among boys in England and Wales, in 2002 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5119 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys

Jolyon by decade in England and Wales · 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 Jolyon in England and Wales · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1990s	26	4 of 10	7
2000sbusiest	112	9 of 10	12
2010s	47	10 of 10	5
2020s	11	3 of 10	4

Across England and Wales · Boys, the 2000s were its busiest decade — the 9 years of it this list covers, averaging 12 births a year.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Jolyon 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 England and Wales from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #950 in England and Wales in 2002.

Jolyon'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
2024	England and Wales	male	#5119	3	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	male	#3990	4	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	male	#3848	4	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	male	#3013	6	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	male	#3959	4	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	male	#2324	9	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	male	#4810	3	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	male	#3908	4	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#3895	4	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	male	#4685	3	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	male	#3416	5	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	male	#2892	6	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	male	#4678	3	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	male	#2544	7	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#2097	9	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	male	#2435	7	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	male	#1347	15	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	male	#1299	15	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	male	#1160	16	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	male	#976	19	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	male	#950	18	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	male	#1889	6	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	male	#1281	10	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	male	#2419	4	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	male	#2022	5	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	male	#1591	7	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics

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

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 1996 and 2024, ranked in 26 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #950, first reached in 2002.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 19 births, registered in England and Wales in 2003.

Its record falls into 3 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 2 years.

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.

4decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 4 decades →
20 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years20 to 29 unbroken years →
3separate stretches the record falls into3 separate stretches →
2 yearslongest absence inside the recorded period2 to 3 years missing →
#5,119position in 2024, its most recent recorded year
19births registered in its largest year, 2003Under 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.

Next in the catalogue

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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.

Abdulaziz · #949, 29y
Trixie · #949, 23y
Aneesha · #952, 23y
Hakim · #948, 29y

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1990 and 1999.

Abdulaziz · #949, 29y
Aneesha · #952, 23y
Eleanora · #952, 19y
Hakim · #948, 29y

Jolyon was ranked #950 in England and Wales · Boys in 2002. 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.

Jolyon 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 Jolyon without appearing here.

Jolyon moved ahead of

Shannon Compare
In 2016 they stood at #4685 and #3822 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2017 that had become #2324 and #4812.
Kim Compare
In 2014 they stood at #4685 and #3822 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2015 that had become #3908 and #4747.
Tayla Compare
In 2014 they stood at #4685 and #4685 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2015 that had become #3908 and #4747.
Brent Compare
In 2019 they stood at #3959 and #3412 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2020 that had become #3848 and #4608.

Moved ahead of Jolyon

Gunnar Compare
In 2017 they stood at #2324 and #3040 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2018 that had become #3959 and #1786.
Harald Compare
In 2023 they stood at #3990 and #4789 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #5119 and #3254.
Robyn Compare
In 2019 they stood at #3908 and #4747 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2020 that had become #3848 and #2228.
Hunter Compare
In 2006 they stood at #1347 and #1643 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2007 that had become #2435 and #926.

Moved the opposite way to Jolyon

Albie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Jolyon went from #1591 to #5119 while Albie went from #853 to #19.
Alfie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Jolyon went from #1591 to #5119 while Alfie went from #119 to #16.
Alfred Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Jolyon went from #1591 to #5119 while Alfred went from #218 to #81.
Archie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Jolyon went from #1591 to #5119 while Archie went from #192 to #10.

Moved the same way as Jolyon

Aaron Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Jolyon went from #1591 to #5119 and Aaron from #33 to #154.
Adam Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Jolyon went from #1591 to #5119 and Adam from #16 to #35.
Alan Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Jolyon went from #1591 to #5119 and Alan from #163 to #592.
Alex Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Jolyon went from #1591 to #5119 and Alex from #43 to #171.

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Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #950 in England and Wales in 2002. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Jolyon

Jolyon at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Jolyon by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Jolyon appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

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Jolyon at a glance

Jolyon by decade in England and Wales · Boys

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What the record shows

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Next in the catalogue

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Also first recorded in the 1990s

Names published alongside Jolyon

Jolyon and the names beside it

Jolyon moved ahead of

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