Daniel vs Georg
Daniel and Georgcompared 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 2017, Daniel was ranked #32 and Georg #3996 among boys in England and Wales.
Norway · Boys
In 2025, Daniel was ranked #66 and Georg #65 among boys in Norway.
Daniel and Georg over time
Daniel and Georg appear together in 1 published list, across 81 years of shared records. Daniel held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Georg in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Daniel reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Georg 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Daniel and Georg were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #66 and #65.
List by list
Norway · Boys81 shared years, 1945–2025
Daniel held the stronger position in 58 of those years, Georg in 23.
Highest recorded here: Daniel #3 in 1989, Georg #65 in 2025.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Daniel #66, Georg #65.
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 | Daniel | Georg |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Commonly interpreted as 'God is my judge', referencing the biblical prophet Daniel. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Biblical Hebrew | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈdænjəl/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #13 (2025) | Norway · Boys #65 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Daniel has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew); Georg does not have one recorded yet.
- Daniel has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Georg.
- A meaning is recorded for Daniel; Georg doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
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
Georg
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #108 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: #65 among boys in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #65 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys