Danny vs Sulayman
Danny and Sulaymancompared 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.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Danny was ranked #76 and Sulayman #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Danny was ranked #234 and Sulayman #727 among boys in Scotland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2025, Danny was ranked #469 and Sulayman #484 among boys in England and Wales.
Danny and Sulayman over time
Danny and Sulayman appear together in 1 published list, across 30 years of shared records. Danny held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Sulayman in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Danny reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Sulayman 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
Danny and Sulayman were both ranked in England and Wales · Boys for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #469 and #484.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys30 shared years, 1996–2025
Danny held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Sulayman in 1.
Highest recorded here: Danny #98 in 1996, Sulayman #484 in 2025.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Danny #469, Sulayman #484.
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 | Danny | Sulayman |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #76 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #484 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Danny has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Sulayman.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Danny
Popularity journey
First recorded1960
First recorded at #95 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1960 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Highest recorded1970–2025
Highest recorded position: #41 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2021 (recorded 1970–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #469 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Sulayman
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1235 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #484 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #484 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys