Daniel vs Mehmet
Daniel and Mehmetcompared 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 2023, Daniel was ranked #49 and Mehmet #475 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Daniel was ranked #59 and Mehmet #898 among boys in England and Wales.
Daniel and Mehmet over time
Daniel and Mehmet appear together in 2 published lists, across 91 years of shared records. Daniel held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Mehmet in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
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.
- Longest-running competitions
Daniel and Mehmet were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 62 years, from 1947 to 2023, ending at #49 and #475.
List by list
Norway · Boys62 shared years, 1947–2023
Daniel held the stronger position in 62 of those years, Mehmet in 0.
Highest recorded here: Daniel #3 in 1989, Mehmet #267 in 1963.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Daniel #49, Mehmet #475.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Daniel held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Mehmet in 0.
Highest recorded here: Daniel #2 in 1996, Mehmet #435 in 2004.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Daniel #59, Mehmet #898.
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 | Mehmet |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #13 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #898 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Daniel has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew); Mehmet does not have one recorded yet.
- Daniel and Mehmet both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Daniel; Mehmet 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
Mehmet
Popularity journey
First recorded1947
First recorded at #340 among boys in Norway in 1947 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1947–2023
Highest recorded position: #267 among boys in Norway, in 1963 (recorded 1947–2023).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #898 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys