Dawit vs Levi
Dawit and Levicompared 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.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Dawit was ranked #3254 and Levi #109 among boys in England and Wales.
Norway · Boys
In 2008, Dawit was ranked #543 and Levi #171 among boys in Norway.
Dawit and Levi over time
Dawit and Levi appear together in 2 published lists, across 34 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
Dawit reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Levi 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 Levi changed places 7 times in Norway · Boys between 1974 and 2008, ending at #543 and #171.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Dawit #2813 in 2023, Levi #109 in 2024.
List by list
Norway · Boys18 shared years, 1974–2008
Dawit held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Levi in 7.
Highest recorded here: Dawit #372 in 1974, Levi #171 in 2008.
The order changed in 1999: Levi moved ahead. In 1998 they stood at #392 and #517; by 1999 that had become #433 and #411.
Most recent shared year, 2008: Dawit #543, Levi #171.
England and Wales · Boys16 shared years, 1998–2024
Dawit held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Levi in 16.
Highest recorded here: Dawit #2813 in 2023, Levi #109 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Dawit #3254, Levi #109.
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 | Levi |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Possibly means 'joined' or 'attached' in Hebrew, referencing Levi (third son of Jacob and Leah) as ancestor of the Levite priestly tribe. Behind the Name flags the etymology itself as uncertain. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Biblical Hebrew |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈliːvaɪ/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #3254 (2024) | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #8 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Levi has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew); Dawit does not have one recorded yet.
- Dawit and Levi both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Levi; Dawit doesn't have one written yet.
- 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
Levi
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #332 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded2004–2025
Highest recorded position: #8 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025 (recorded 2004–2025).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #8 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys