Andreas vs David
Andreas and Davidcompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Andreas was ranked #829 and David #45 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Andreas was ranked #552 and David #64 among boys in England and Wales.
Norway · Boys
In 2025, Andreas was ranked #96 and David #88 among boys in Norway.
Andreas and David over time
Andreas and David appear together in 3 published lists, across 128 years of shared records. David held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Andreas in 1.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Andreas reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and David in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2024, David moved ahead of Andreas in Norway · Boys — #55 and #76 the year before became #84 and #69.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Andreas and David changed places 7 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 2025, ending at #96 and #88.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 81 shared years in Norway · Boys, Andreas and David averaged 37.7 places apart, ending at #96 and #88.
- Longest-running competitions
Andreas and David were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #96 and #88.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Andreas #358 in 1996, David #32 in 1996.
List by list
Norway · Boys81 shared years, 1945–2025
Andreas held the stronger position in 75 of those years, David in 6.
Highest recorded here: Andreas #1 in 1991, David #31 in 2005.
The order changed in 2024: David moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #55 and #76; by 2024 that had become #84 and #69.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Andreas #96, David #88.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Andreas held the stronger position in 0 of those years, David in 29.
Highest recorded here: Andreas #358 in 1996, David #32 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Andreas #552, David #64.
Republic of Ireland · Boys18 shared years, 1966–2025
Andreas held the stronger position in 0 of those years, David in 18.
Highest recorded here: Andreas #222 in 1968, David #2 in 1980.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Andreas #829, David #45.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Andreas | David |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Commonly interpreted as 'beloved', with a possible secondary sense of 'uncle' for the root. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Biblical Hebrew |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈdeɪvɪd/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #96 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #45 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- David has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew); Andreas does not have one recorded yet.
- Andreas and David both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for David; Andreas doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Andreas
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #140 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #1 among boys in Norway, in 1991 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #96 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
David
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #167 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1952–2018
Highest recorded position: #1 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1961 (recorded 1952–2018).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #88 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys