Deividas vs Nicolas
Deividas and Nicolascompared 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, Deividas was ranked #544 and Nicolas #167 among boys in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2014, Deividas was ranked #468 and Nicolas #246 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2021, Deividas was ranked #3990 and Nicolas #257 among boys in England and Wales.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2016, Deividas was ranked #421 and Nicolas #358 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Deividas and Nicolas over time
Deividas and Nicolas appear together in 3 published lists, across 53 years of shared records. Nicolas held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Deividas 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.
Deividas reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Nicolas 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
Deividas and Nicolas changed places 6 times in Norway · Boys between 1979 and 2008, ending at #544 and #167.
List by list
Norway · Boys23 shared years, 1979–2008
Deividas held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Nicolas in 19.
Highest recorded here: Deividas #249 in 1988, Nicolas #167 in 2008.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2008: Deividas #544, Nicolas #167.
England and Wales · Boys21 shared years, 2000–2021
Deividas held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Nicolas in 21.
Highest recorded here: Deividas #1191 in 2012, Nicolas #252 in 2019.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2021: Deividas #3990, Nicolas #257.
Republic of Ireland · Boys9 shared years, 2006–2014
Deividas held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Nicolas in 8.
Highest recorded here: Deividas #373 in 2010, Nicolas #186 in 2010.
The order changed in 2007: Nicolas moved ahead. In 2006 they stood at #384 and #596; by 2007 that had become #374 and #282.
Most recent shared year, 2014: Deividas #468, Nicolas #246.
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 | Deividas | Nicolas |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | The French form of Nicholas, from Greek elements 'nike' (victory) and 'laos' (people) — literally 'victory of the people'. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Greek, via French transmission |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ni.kɔ.la/ |
| Syllables | 3 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #3990 (2021) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #211 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Nicolas has a recorded origin (Greek, via French transmission); Deividas does not have one recorded yet.
- Deividas and Nicolas both have 3 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Nicolas; Deividas doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Deividas
Popularity journey
First recorded1976
First recorded at #588 among boys in Norway in 1976 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1976–2008
Highest recorded position: #249 among boys in Norway, in 1988 (recorded 1976–2008).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2021
Most recently recorded at #3990 among boys in England and Wales, in 2021.
England and Wales · Boys
Nicolas
Popularity journey
First recorded1959
First recorded at #473 among boys in Norway in 1959 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1959–2025
Highest recorded position: #148 among boys in Norway, in 2015 (recorded 1959–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #326 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys