Daniel vs Jonny
Daniel and Jonnycompared 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.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2007, Daniel was ranked #4 and Jonny #255 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Norway · Boys
In 2004, Daniel was ranked #5 and Jonny #502 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Daniel was ranked #59 and Jonny #2443 among boys in England and Wales.
Daniel and Jonny over time
Daniel and Jonny appear together in 2 published lists, across 82 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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 1973, Daniel moved ahead of Jonny in Norway · Boys — #138 and #116 the year before became #106 and #132.
- Longest-running competitions
Daniel and Jonny were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 54 years, from 1945 to 2004, ending at #5 and #502.
List by list
Norway · Boys54 shared years, 1945–2004
Daniel held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Jonny in 28.
Highest recorded here: Daniel #3 in 1989, Jonny #55 in 1963.
The order changed in 1973: Daniel moved ahead. In 1972 they stood at #138 and #116; by 1973 that had become #106 and #132.
Most recent shared year, 2004: Daniel #5, Jonny #502.
England and Wales · Boys28 shared years, 1996–2024
Daniel held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Jonny in 0.
Highest recorded here: Daniel #2 in 1996, Jonny #391 in 2004.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Daniel #59, Jonny #2443.
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 | Jonny |
|---|---|---|
| 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/ | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| 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, GB-NIR, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #13 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #2443 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Daniel has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew); Jonny does not have one recorded yet.
- Daniel and Jonny both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Daniel; Jonny doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, 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
Jonny
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #181 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2004
Highest recorded position: #55 among boys in Norway, in 1963 (recorded 1945–2004).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2443 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys