David vs Isak
David and Isakcompared 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, David was ranked #88 and Isak #6 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, David was ranked #64 and Isak #1517 among boys in England and Wales.
David and Isak over time
David and Isak appear together in 2 published lists, across 91 years of shared records. David held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Isak 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.
David reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Isak 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2006, Isak moved ahead of David in Norway · Boys — #31 and #34 the year before became #40 and #27.
- Longest-running competitions
David and Isak were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 66 years, from 1946 to 2025, ending at #88 and #6.
List by list
Norway · Boys66 shared years, 1946–2025
David held the stronger position in 40 of those years, Isak in 26.
Highest recorded here: David #31 in 2005, Isak #4 in 2021.
The order changed in 2006: Isak moved ahead. In 2005 they stood at #31 and #34; by 2006 that had become #40 and #27.
Most recent shared year, 2025: David #88, Isak #6.
England and Wales · Boys25 shared years, 1998–2024
David held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Isak in 0.
Highest recorded here: David #39 in 1998, Isak #1440 in 2007.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: David #64, Isak #1517.
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 | David | Isak |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Commonly interpreted as 'beloved', with a possible secondary sense of 'uncle' for the root. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Biblical Hebrew | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈdeɪvɪd/ | 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 #45 (2025) | Norway · Boys #6 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- David has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew); Isak does not have one recorded yet.
- David and Isak both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for David; Isak doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
David
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #167 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1952–2018
Highest recorded position: #1 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1961 (recorded 1952–2018).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #88 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Isak
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #282 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1946–2025
Highest recorded position: #4 among boys in Norway, in 2021 (recorded 1946–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #6 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys