David vs Knut
David and Knutcompared 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 Knut #145 among boys in Norway.
David and Knut over time
David and Knut appear together in 1 published list, across 81 years of shared records. Knut held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, David 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.
Knut reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and David 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 1995, David moved ahead of Knut in Norway · Boys — #75 and #65 the year before became #62 and #78.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
David and Knut changed places 5 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 2025, ending at #88 and #145.
- Longest-running competitions
David and Knut were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #88 and #145.
List by list
Norway · Boys81 shared years, 1945–2025
David held the stronger position in 35 of those years, Knut in 46.
Highest recorded here: David #31 in 2005, Knut #7 in 1945.
The order changed in 1995: David moved ahead. In 1994 they stood at #75 and #65; by 1995 that had become #62 and #78.
Most recent shared year, 2025: David #88, Knut #145.
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 | Knut |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #45 (2025) | Norway · Boys #145 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 92/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- David has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew); Knut does not have one recorded yet.
- David has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Knut.
- A meaning is recorded for David; Knut doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in 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
Knut
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #7 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #7 among boys in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #145 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys