Daniel vs Kent
Daniel and Kentcompared 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 2022, Daniel was ranked #14 and Kent #414 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Norway · Boys
In 2016, Daniel was ranked #29 and Kent #434 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2018, Daniel was ranked #37 and Kent #3959 among boys in England and Wales.
Daniel and Kent over time
Daniel and Kent appear together in 2 published lists, across 88 years of shared records. Daniel held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Kent in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Kent reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Daniel 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
Daniel and Kent changed places 12 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 2016, ending at #29 and #434.
- Longest-running competitions
Daniel and Kent were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 70 years, from 1945 to 2016, ending at #29 and #434.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Daniel #2 in 1996, Kent #1765 in 1996.
List by list
Norway · Boys70 shared years, 1945–2016
Daniel held the stronger position in 52 of those years, Kent in 18.
Highest recorded here: Daniel #3 in 1989, Kent #70 in 1979.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2016: Daniel #29, Kent #434.
England and Wales · Boys18 shared years, 1996–2018
Daniel held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Kent in 0.
Highest recorded here: Daniel #2 in 1996, Kent #1765 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2018: Daniel #37, Kent #3959.
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 | Kent |
|---|---|---|
| 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, GB-NIR, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #13 (2025) | Northern Ireland · Boys #414 (2022) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Daniel has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew); Kent does not have one recorded yet.
- Daniel has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Kent.
- A meaning is recorded for Daniel; Kent 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
Kent
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #304 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2016
Highest recorded position: #70 among boys in Norway, in 1979 (recorded 1945–2016).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2022
Most recently recorded at #414 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2022.
Northern Ireland · Boys