Elias vs Nikodem
Elias and Nikodemcompared 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, Elias was ranked #4 and Nikodem #267 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2025, Elias was ranked #69 and Nikodem #522 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Elias was ranked #185 and Nikodem #372 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2022, Elias was ranked #192 and Nikodem #414 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Elias was ranked #199 and Nikodem #404 among boys in Scotland.
Elias and Nikodem over time
Elias and Nikodem appear together in 3 published lists, across 50 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.
Nikodem reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, and Elias 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.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Elias #69 in 2025, Nikodem #331 in 2023.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys22 shared years, 2004–2025
Elias held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Nikodem in 0.
Highest recorded here: Elias #69 in 2025, Nikodem #331 in 2023.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Elias #69, Nikodem #522.
Republic of Ireland · Boys20 shared years, 2006–2025
Elias held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Nikodem in 10.
Highest recorded here: Elias #185 in 2025, Nikodem #192 in 2010.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Elias #185, Nikodem #372.
Northern Ireland · Boys8 shared years, 2008–2022
Elias held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Nikodem in 3.
Highest recorded here: Elias #192 in 2022, Nikodem #274 in 2019.
The order changed in 2021: Elias moved ahead. In 2020 they stood at #274 and #274; by 2021 that had become #266 and #295.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Elias #192, Nikodem #414.
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 | Elias | Nikodem |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | A form of Elijah, commonly interpreted as 'my God is Yahweh'. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Biblical Hebrew, via Greek | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ɪˈlaɪəs/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #4 (2025) | Norway · Boys #267 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Elias has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew, via Greek); Nikodem does not have one recorded yet.
- Elias has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Nikodem.
- A meaning is recorded for Elias; Nikodem doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Elias
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #328 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #3 among boys in Norway, in 2006 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #69 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Nikodem
Popularity journey
First recorded2004
First recorded at #3651 among boys in England and Wales in 2004 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2023–2025
Highest recorded position: #179 among boys in Norway, in 2024 (recorded 2023–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #522 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys