Bengt vs Daniel
Bengt and Danielcompared 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.
Norway · Boys
In 1999, Bengt was ranked #545 and Daniel #4 among boys in Norway.
Bengt and Daniel over time
Bengt and Daniel appear together in 1 published list, across 51 years of shared records. Bengt held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Daniel in 0.
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.
Bengt reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Daniel 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 1972, Daniel moved ahead of Bengt in Norway · Boys — #142 and #160 the year before became #155 and #138.
- Longest-running competitions
Bengt and Daniel were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 51 years, from 1945 to 1999, ending at #545 and #4.
List by list
Norway · Boys51 shared years, 1945–1999
Bengt held the stronger position in 27 of those years, Daniel in 24.
Highest recorded here: Bengt #112 in 1963, Daniel #3 in 1989.
The order changed in 1972: Daniel moved ahead. In 1971 they stood at #142 and #160; by 1972 that had become #155 and #138.
Most recent shared year, 1999: Bengt #545, Daniel #4.
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 | Bengt | Daniel |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Commonly interpreted as 'God is my judge', referencing the biblical prophet Daniel. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Biblical Hebrew |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈdænjəl/ |
| Syllables | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #545 (1999) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #13 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Daniel has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew); Bengt does not have one recorded yet.
- Bengt has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Daniel.
- A meaning is recorded for Daniel; Bengt doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Bengt
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #165 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–1999
Highest recorded position: #112 among boys in Norway, in 1963 (recorded 1945–1999).
Norway · Boys
Most recent1999
Most recently recorded at #545 among boys in Norway, in 1999.
Norway · Boys
Daniel
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #280 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1954–2023
Highest recorded position: #1 among boys in New Zealand, in 1980 (recorded 1954–2023).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #64 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys