David vs Vebjørn
David and Vebjørncompared 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 Vebjørn #138 among boys in Norway.
David and Vebjørn over time
David and Vebjørn appear together in 1 published list, across 65 years of shared records. David held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Vebjørn in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Vebjørn 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.
- Longest-running competitions
David and Vebjørn were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 65 years, from 1953 to 2025, ending at #88 and #138.
List by list
Norway · Boys65 shared years, 1953–2025
David held the stronger position in 64 of those years, Vebjørn in 1.
Highest recorded here: David #31 in 2005, Vebjørn #60 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: David #88, Vebjørn #138.
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 | Vebjørn |
|---|---|---|
| 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 #138 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- David has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew); Vebjørn does not have one recorded yet.
- David has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Vebjørn.
- A meaning is recorded for David; Vebjørn 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
Vebjørn
Popularity journey
First recorded1953
First recorded at #382 among boys in Norway in 1953 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1953–2025
Highest recorded position: #60 among boys in Norway, in 1996 (recorded 1953–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #138 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys