Endre vs Levi
Endre 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.
Norway · Boys
In 2025, Endre was ranked #233 and Levi #86 among boys in Norway.
Endre and Levi over time
Endre and Levi appear together in 1 published list, across 48 years of shared records. Endre held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Levi 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.
Endre reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2014, Levi moved ahead of Endre in Norway · Boys — #143 and #153 the year before became #195 and #121.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Endre and Levi changed places 5 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 2025, ending at #233 and #86.
- Longest-running competitions
Endre and Levi were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 48 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #233 and #86.
List by list
Norway · Boys48 shared years, 1945–2025
Endre held the stronger position in 32 of those years, Levi in 16.
Highest recorded here: Endre #97 in 2001, Levi #65 in 2019.
The order changed in 2014: Levi moved ahead. In 2013 they stood at #143 and #153; by 2014 that had become #195 and #121.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Endre #233, Levi #86.
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 | Endre | 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 | /ˈliːvaɪ/ | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #233 (2025) | 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) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Levi has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew); Endre does not have one recorded yet.
- Endre and Levi both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Levi; Endre doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Endre
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #190 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: #97 among boys in Norway, in 2001 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #233 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · 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