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Daniel vs Per

Daniel and Per compared 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 2025, Daniel was ranked #66 and Per #142 among boys in Norway.

Daniel and Per over time

Norway · Boys
#1#3#10#30#100#30019452025Daniel #66Per #1421945: Daniel #280, Per #11946: Daniel #244, Per #21947: Daniel #314, Per #21948: Daniel #250, Per #21949: Daniel #259, Per #21950: Daniel #274, Per #21951: Daniel #222, Per #21952: Daniel #320, Per #31953: Daniel #259, Per #21954: Daniel #322, Per #21955: Daniel #329, Per #21956: Daniel #259, Per #21957: Daniel #237, Per #21958: Daniel #250, Per #21959: Daniel #268, Per #21960: Daniel #280, Per #31961: Daniel #264, Per #21962: Daniel #233, Per #21963: Daniel #264, Per #41964: Daniel #230, Per #31965: Daniel #191, Per #31966: Daniel #206, Per #41967: Daniel #193, Per #41968: Daniel #196, Per #41969: Daniel #177, Per #51970: Daniel #178, Per #81971: Daniel #160, Per #81972: Daniel #138, Per #111973: Daniel #106, Per #121974: Daniel #64, Per #111975: Daniel #44, Per #161976: Daniel #50, Per #161977: Daniel #41, Per #141978: Daniel #36, Per #171979: Daniel #29, Per #111980: Daniel #21, Per #231981: Daniel #23, Per #191982: Daniel #17, Per #221983: Daniel #12, Per #191984: Daniel #7, Per #231985: Daniel #8, Per #291986: Daniel #9, Per #311987: Daniel #4, Per #331988: Daniel #4, Per #391989: Daniel #3, Per #371990: Daniel #3, Per #461991: Daniel #3, Per #401992: Daniel #3, Per #581993: Daniel #3, Per #521994: Daniel #3, Per #561995: Daniel #3, Per #571996: Daniel #3, Per #671997: Daniel #3, Per #831998: Daniel #4, Per #661999: Daniel #4, Per #822000: Daniel #6, Per #1072001: Daniel #4, Per #1202002: Daniel #5, Per #1062003: Daniel #7, Per #1112004: Daniel #5, Per #1202005: Daniel #5, Per #1352006: Daniel #7, Per #1522007: Daniel #7, Per #1452008: Daniel #6, Per #1662009: Daniel #8, Per #1472010: Daniel #8, Per #1592011: Daniel #13, Per #1492012: Daniel #16, Per #1622013: Daniel #10, Per #1932014: Daniel #20, Per #1802015: Daniel #12, Per #2142016: Daniel #29, Per #1952017: Daniel #23, Per #2022018: Daniel #32, Per #2032019: Daniel #33, Per #1622020: Daniel #41, Per #1842021: Daniel #53, Per #2202022: Daniel #52, Per #1862023: Daniel #49, Per #1532024: Daniel #61, Per #1582025: Daniel #66, Per #142

Higher on the chart is a stronger position. The scale is logarithmic, so the gap from #1 to #10 is drawn as large as the gap from #100 to #1,000.

Daniel and Per over time

Daniel and Per appear together in 1 published list, across 81 years of shared records. Daniel held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Per 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.

Per 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.

List by list

  • Norway · Boys81 shared years, 1945–2025

    Daniel held the stronger position in 45 of those years, Per in 36.

    Highest recorded here: Daniel #3 in 1989, Per #1 in 1945.

    The order changed in 1982: Daniel moved ahead. In 1981 they stood at #23 and #19; by 1982 that had become #17 and #22.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Daniel #66, Per #142.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Daniel

Pairs where Daniel shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other comparisons involving Per

Pairs where Per shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — longest-running competitions.

All longest-running competitions →

Other pairs from Norway lists

Pairs measured inside Norway's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

Norway overview →

Other pairs ranked together in the 2020s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2020 and 2029.

The 2020s across all registrars →

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Daniel, Per
FieldDanielPer
Record typeEditorially researched profileOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagemalemale
MeaningCommonly interpreted as 'God is my judge', referencing the biblical prophet Daniel.Not yet recorded
OriginBiblical HebrewNot yet recorded
Pronunciation/ˈdænjəl/
Syllables21
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageNew South Wales, Australia, England and Wales, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Republic of Ireland, Norway, New ZealandNorway
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Boys #13 (2025)Norway · Boys #142 (2025)
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Daniel has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew); Per does not have one recorded yet.
  • Daniel has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Per.
  • A meaning is recorded for Daniel; Per doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in NO.

How each name got here

Daniel

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1954–2023

    Highest recorded position: #1 among boys in New Zealand, in 1980 (recorded 1954–2023).

    New Zealand · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #62 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Per

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #1 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #1 among boys in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #142 among boys in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Boys