Boris vs Darsh
Boris and Darshcompared 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.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Boris was ranked #1595 and Darsh #1235 among boys in England and Wales.
Boris and Darsh over time
Boris and Darsh appear together in 1 published list, across 23 years of shared records. Boris held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Darsh 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.
Darsh reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Boris 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Boris and Darsh changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Boys between 2002 and 2024, ending at #1595 and #1235.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys23 shared years, 2002–2024
Boris held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Darsh in 3.
Highest recorded here: Boris #721 in 2018, Darsh #999 in 2011.
The order changed in 2024: Darsh moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #1042 and #1701; by 2024 that had become #1595 and #1235.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Boris #1595, Darsh #1235.
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 | Boris | Darsh |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO | GB-ENW |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #1595 (2024) | England and Wales · Boys #1235 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Boris has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Darsh.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
How each name got here
Boris
Popularity journey
First recorded1969
First recorded at #402 among boys in Norway in 1969 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded2013–2021
Highest recorded position: #374 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2021 (recorded 2013–2021).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1595 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys
Darsh
Popularity journey
First recorded2002
First recorded at #3225 among boys in England and Wales in 2002 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2002–2024
Highest recorded position: #999 among boys in England and Wales, in 2011 (recorded 2002–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1235 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys