David vs Robin
David and Robincompared 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.
New Zealand · Boys
In 1968, David was ranked #2 and Robin #96 among boys in New Zealand.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, David was ranked #45 and Robin #176 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, David was ranked #64 and Robin #125 among boys in England and Wales.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, David was ranked #71 and Robin #110 among boys in Scotland.
Norway · Boys
In 2025, David was ranked #88 and Robin #202 among boys in Norway.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, David was ranked #104 and Robin #187 among boys in Northern Ireland.
David and Robin over time
David and Robin appear together in 5 published lists, across 201 years of shared records. David held the stronger position in more years in 5 of them, Robin in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 2 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
David and Robin were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 74 years, from 1946 to 2025, ending at #88 and #202.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Northern Ireland · Boys within 2 years — David #9 in 1997, Robin #172 in 1998.
List by list
Norway · Boys74 shared years, 1946–2025
David held the stronger position in 58 of those years, Robin in 16.
Highest recorded here: David #31 in 2005, Robin #34 in 1993.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: David #88, Robin #202.
Republic of Ireland · Boys58 shared years, 1966–2025
David held the stronger position in 58 of those years, Robin in 0.
Highest recorded here: David #1 in 1985, Robin #151 in 1985.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: David #45, Robin #176.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
David held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Robin in 0.
Highest recorded here: David #32 in 1996, Robin #120 in 2022.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: David #64, Robin #125.
Northern Ireland · Boys26 shared years, 1997–2024
David held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Robin in 0.
Highest recorded here: David #9 in 1997, Robin #172 in 1998.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: David #104, Robin #187.
New Zealand · Boys14 shared years, 1954–1968
David held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Robin in 0.
Highest recorded here: David #1 in 1960, Robin #51 in 1954.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1968: David #2, Robin #96.
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 | Robin |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | Used for both boys and girls |
| 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/ | |
| 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 | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #45 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #176 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- David has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew); Robin does not have one recorded yet.
- David and Robin both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for David; Robin doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ.
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
Robin
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #362 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: #34 among boys in Norway, in 1993 (recorded 1946–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #202 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys