Boris vs Viaan
Boris and Viaancompared 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 Viaan #785 among boys in England and Wales.
Boris and Viaan over time
Boris and Viaan appear together in 1 published list, across 13 years of shared records. Boris held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Viaan 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.
Boris reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Viaan 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 Viaan changed places 7 times in England and Wales · Boys between 2012 and 2024, ending at #1595 and #785.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Boris #721 in 2018, Viaan #745 in 2020.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys13 shared years, 2012–2024
Boris held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Viaan in 3.
Highest recorded here: Boris #721 in 2018, Viaan #745 in 2020.
The order changed in 2024: Viaan moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #1042 and #1071; by 2024 that had become #1595 and #785.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Boris #1595, Viaan #785.
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 | Viaan |
|---|---|---|
| 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, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #1595 (2024) | England and Wales · Boys #785 (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 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Boris has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Viaan.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
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
Viaan
Popularity journey
First recorded2012
First recorded at #2270 among boys in England and Wales in 2012 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2012–2024
Highest recorded position: #745 among boys in England and Wales, in 2020 (recorded 2012–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #785 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys