Dagfinn vs Faisal
Dagfinn and Faisalcompared 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 1991, Dagfinn was ranked #609 and Faisal #484 among boys in Norway.
Dagfinn and Faisal over time
Dagfinn and Faisal appear together in 1 published list, across 18 years of shared records. Dagfinn held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Faisal 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.
Dagfinn reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Faisal 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
Dagfinn and Faisal changed places 5 times in Norway · Boys between 1971 and 1991, ending at #609 and #484.
List by list
Norway · Boys18 shared years, 1971–1991
Dagfinn held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Faisal in 4.
Highest recorded here: Dagfinn #175 in 1971, Faisal #288 in 1981.
The order changed in 1991: Faisal moved ahead. In 1990 they stood at #528 and #576; by 1991 that had become #609 and #484.
Most recent shared year, 1991: Dagfinn #609, Faisal #484.
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 | Dagfinn | Faisal |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #525 (1995) | England and Wales · Boys #1613 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Dagfinn and Faisal both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Dagfinn
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #67 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–1995
Highest recorded position: #67 among boys in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–1995).
Norway · Boys
Most recent1995
Most recently recorded at #525 among boys in Norway, in 1995.
Norway · Boys
Faisal
Popularity journey
First recorded1971
First recorded at #587 among boys in Norway in 1971 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1971–2001
Highest recorded position: #288 among boys in Norway, in 1981 (recorded 1971–2001).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1613 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys