Dawit vs Denis
Dawit and Deniscompared 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 2008, Dawit was ranked #543 and Denis #378 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Dawit was ranked #3254 and Denis #434 among boys in England and Wales.
Dawit and Denis over time
Dawit and Denis appear together in 2 published lists, across 44 years of shared records. Denis held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Dawit in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Denis reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Dawit 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Dawit and Denis changed places 16 times in Norway · Boys between 1973 and 2008, ending at #543 and #378.
List by list
Norway · Boys28 shared years, 1973–2008
Dawit held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Denis in 16.
Highest recorded here: Dawit #348 in 1989, Denis #249 in 1984.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2008: Dawit #543, Denis #378.
England and Wales · Boys16 shared years, 1998–2024
Dawit held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Denis in 16.
Highest recorded here: Dawit #2813 in 2023, Denis #266 in 2018.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Dawit #3254, Denis #434.
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 | Dawit | Denis |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #3254 (2024) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #232 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Dawit and Denis both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Dawit
Popularity journey
First recorded1968
First recorded at #536 among boys in Norway in 1968 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1968–2008
Highest recorded position: #348 among boys in Norway, in 1989 (recorded 1968–2008).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3254 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys
Denis
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #65 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #21 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #232 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys