UK boy's name
John-Joe
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2024. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
John-Joe is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for John-Joe popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #3688, with 5 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2019, with 10 births.
This profile covers 55 England and Wales registrations across 12 recorded years from 1998 to 2024. The figures come from ONS England and Wales and NISRA Northern Ireland, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 50% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 61 living people in the UK are called John-Joe. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2025 or 2026.
Key insights
- • John-Joe ranked #3688 for boys in England and Wales in 2024, with 5 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2019, when 10 boys were registered as John-Joe.
- • John-Joe ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #404 in 2024.
- • About 61 living people in the UK are estimated to have John-Joe as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#3688
2024
Births in 2024
5
Latest year
Peak year
2019
10 births
Estimated living
61
2026
Popularity
John-Joe over time
The chart below shows babies named John-Joe registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1998 to 2024. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For John-Joe, the clearest high point is 2019. The latest England and Wales figure is 5 births in 2024, compared with 10 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
John-Joe by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether John-Joe was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #3790 | 19 | 4 |
| 2010s | #3671 | 30 | 6 |
| 2000s | #3849 | 3 | 1 |
| 1990s | #2901 | 3 | 1 |
Geography
Where John-Joe is most common
The bars show the latest published local birth counts for John-Joe. They are useful for spotting where the name is showing up in real numbers, while the rank beside each bar shows how strongly it performs inside that region.
John-Joe ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #404 in 2024.
Across the UK
John-Joe in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland (NISRA)
#404 in 2024
2 years of NISRA records, 6 total registered
Notable bearers
Famous people named John-Joe
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John-Joe O'Toole
association football player
Irish association football player (born 1988)
1988-
Related
Names similar to John-Joe
- Jack 188,738
- Joshua 145,192
- James 141,878
- Joseph 102,259
- Jacob 93,754
- Jake 66,896
- Jamie 41,243
- Jordan 36,750
- Jayden 28,921
- Jude 24,156
- John 22,240
- Joe 19,164
FAQ
John-Joe: questions and answers
How popular is the name John-Joe in the UK right now?
In 2024, John-Joe was ranked #3688 for boys in England and Wales, with 5 births registered.
When was John-Joe most popular?
The peak year on record was 2019, with 10 babies registered as John-Joe in England and Wales.
How many people are called John-Joe in the UK?
A total of 55 babies have been registered as John-Joe across the 12 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here and 6 in Northern Ireland.
Where is John-Joe most common?
In the latest published local rankings, John-Joe ranks best in Northern Ireland, where it placed #404 in 2024. The regional bars on this page use birth counts, so they also reflect the size of each region.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.