David vs Ronny
David and Ronnycompared 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 2011, David was ranked #43 and Ronny #515 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, David was ranked #64 and Ronny #1460 among boys in England and Wales.
David and Ronny over time
David and Ronny appear together in 2 published lists, across 87 years of shared records. David held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Ronny in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 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.
- Mirrored each other
Over 62 shared years in Norway · Boys, David rose about as far as Ronny fell — from #167 and #250 in 1945 to #43 and #515 in 2011.
- Longest-running competitions
David and Ronny were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 62 years, from 1945 to 2011, ending at #43 and #515.
List by list
Norway · Boys62 shared years, 1945–2011
David held the stronger position in 34 of those years, Ronny in 28.
Highest recorded here: David #31 in 2005, Ronny #15 in 1975.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2011: David #43, Ronny #515.
England and Wales · Boys25 shared years, 1996–2024
David held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Ronny in 0.
Highest recorded here: David #32 in 1996, Ronny #655 in 2013.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: David #64, Ronny #1460.
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 | Ronny |
|---|---|---|
| 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) | England and Wales · Boys #1460 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- David has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew); Ronny does not have one recorded yet.
- David and Ronny both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for David; Ronny 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
Ronny
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #250 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2011
Highest recorded position: #15 among boys in Norway, in 1975 (recorded 1945–2011).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1460 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys