Dawit vs Gisle
Dawit and Gislecompared 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 1999, Dawit was ranked #433 and Gisle #508 among boys in Norway.
Dawit and Gisle over time
Dawit and Gisle appear together in 1 published list, across 28 years of shared records. Gisle held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Dawit 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.
Gisle reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 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.
List by list
Norway · Boys28 shared years, 1968–1999
Dawit held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Gisle in 23.
Highest recorded here: Dawit #348 in 1989, Gisle #142 in 1973.
The order changed in 1996: Dawit moved ahead. In 1995 they stood at #476 and #417; by 1996 that had become #468 and #515.
Most recent shared year, 1999: Dawit #433, Gisle #508.
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 | Gisle |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #3254 (2024) | Norway · Boys #542 (2006) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Dawit and Gisle both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in 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
Gisle
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #281 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2006
Highest recorded position: #142 among boys in Norway, in 1973 (recorded 1945–2006).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2006
Most recently recorded at #542 among boys in Norway, in 2006.
Norway · Boys