Isaac vs Wilmer

Isaac and Wilmercompared 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, Isaac was ranked #251 and Wilmer #184 among boys in Norway.

Isaac and Wilmer over time

Isaac and Wilmer appear together in 1 published list, across 18 years of shared records. Isaac held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Wilmer 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.

Isaac reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Wilmer 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 2024, Wilmer moved ahead of Isaac in Norway · Boys — #214 and #225 the year before became #262 and #192.
Repeatedly exchanged positions
Isaac and Wilmer changed places 5 times in Norway · Boys between 2008 and 2025, ending at #251 and #184.

List by list

Norway · Boys18 shared years, 2008–2025
Isaac held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Wilmer in 6.
Highest recorded here: Isaac #164 in 2014, Wilmer #174 in 2018.
The order changed in 2024: Wilmer moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #214 and #225; by 2024 that had become #262 and #192.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Isaac #251, Wilmer #184.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Isaac

Pairs where Isaac shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Isaac vs Tom
In 1996 they stood at #104 and #102 in England and Wales · Boys, 2 places apart; by 2024 they were #37 and #757.
Isaac · Tom · 29 shared years, 1996–2024 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2024 England and Wales ranking
George vs Isaac
George and Isaac changed places 14 times in New Zealand · Boys between 1981 and 2023, ending at #7 and #46.
George · Isaac · 42 shared years, 1981–2023 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
See the 2023 New Zealand ranking
Elijah vs Isaac
Elijah and Isaac both rose over the same years in 4 registrars — England and Wales · Boys; New South Wales, Australia · Boys; Northern Ireland · Boys; Republic of Ireland · Boys. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.
Elijah · Isaac · 30 shared years, 1996–2025 · Moved together in several countries
Jack vs Isaac
Jack and Isaac both rose over the same years in 4 registrars — New South Wales, Australia · Boys; New Zealand · Boys; Northern Ireland · Boys; Republic of Ireland · Boys. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.
Jack · Isaac · 39 shared years, 1976–2025 · Moved together in several countries

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Isaac, Wilmer
Field	Isaac	Wilmer
Record type	Editorially researched profile	Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usage	male	male
Meaning	Traditionally understood as 'he will laugh' or 'he laughs', tied to the biblical narrative in which Abraham and Sarah laugh at the prophecy of Isaac's birth in their old age.	Not yet recorded
Origin	Biblical Hebrew, transmitted into English via Greek Isaak and Late Latin Isaac	Not yet recorded
Pronunciation	/ˈaɪzək/	Not yet recorded
Syllables	2	2
Common variants / nicknames	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Recorded regional usage	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ	NO
Most recent popularity observation	New South Wales, Australia · Boys #26 (2025)	Norway · Boys #184 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	90/100	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	94/100	88/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	40/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Isaac has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew, transmitted into English via Greek Isaak and Late Latin Isaac); Wilmer does not have one recorded yet.
Isaac and Wilmer both have 2 syllables.
A meaning is recorded for Isaac; Wilmer doesn't have one written yet.
Both names have recorded usage in NO.

How each name got here

Isaac

Popularity journey

First recorded1964
First recorded at #232 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1990–2025
Highest recorded position: #8 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2015 (recorded 1990–2025).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #26 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys

Wilmer

Popularity journey

First recorded2008
First recorded at #578 among boys in Norway in 2008 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded2008–2025
Highest recorded position: #174 among boys in Norway, in 2018 (recorded 2008–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #184 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys