Ismail vs Theodor

Ismail and Theodorcompared 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, Ismail was ranked #252 and Theodor #11 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Ismail was ranked #286 and Theodor #622 among boys in England and Wales.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Ismail was ranked #404 and Theodor #727 among boys in Scotland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Ismail was ranked #577 and Theodor #577 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

Ismail and Theodor over time

Ismail and Theodor appear together in 2 published lists, across 72 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.

Ismail reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Theodor 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.

Longest-running competitions
Ismail and Theodor were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 43 years, from 1978 to 2025, ending at #252 and #11.

List by list

Norway · Boys43 shared years, 1978–2025
Ismail held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Theodor in 35.
Highest recorded here: Ismail #218 in 2007, Theodor #8 in 2024.
The order changed in 1994: Theodor moved ahead. In 1993 they stood at #272 and #350; by 1994 that had become #420 and #229.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ismail #252, Theodor #11.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Ismail held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Theodor in 0.
Highest recorded here: Ismail #219 in 2004, Theodor #514 in 2021.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ismail #286, Theodor #622.

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 Theodor

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

Theodor vs Kristoffer
In Norway · Boys, Theodor moved into the top 50 at #33 in 2010 as Kristoffer fell out of it to #55, having been #34 the year before.
Theodor · Kristoffer · 44 shared years, 1948–2025 · One took the other's place near the top
See the 2010 Norway ranking
Theodor vs Mats
In Norway · Boys, Theodor moved into the top 50 at #37 in 2006 as Mats fell out of it to #59, having been #40 the year before.
Theodor · Mats · 43 shared years, 1978–2025 · One took the other's place near the top
See the 2006 Norway ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Ismail, Theodor
Field	Ismail	Theodor
Record type	Official statistical record (evidence-only)	Editorially researched profile
Gender usage	male	male
Meaning	Not yet recorded	The German form of Theodore, and a Scandinavian, Czech and Romanian variant of Teodor — from Greek 'theos' (god) and 'doron' (gift), 'gift of God'.
Origin	Not yet recorded	Greek roots, transmitted through German and Scandinavian naming traditions as a Teodor variant
Pronunciation	Not yet recorded	/ˈteː.o.doːɐ̯/
Syllables	2	2
Common variants / nicknames	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Recorded regional usage	GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NO	GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO
Most recent popularity observation	Norway · Boys #252 (2025)	Norway · Boys #11 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	90/100
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	88/100	82/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Theodor has a recorded origin (Greek roots, transmitted through German and Scandinavian naming traditions as a Teodor variant); Ismail does not have one recorded yet.
Ismail and Theodor both have 2 syllables.
A meaning is recorded for Theodor; Ismail doesn't have one written yet.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NO.

How each name got here

Ismail

Popularity journey

First recorded1949
First recorded at #305 among boys in Norway in 1949 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1949–2025
Highest recorded position: #218 among boys in Norway, in 2007 (recorded 1949–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #252 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys

Theodor

Popularity journey

First recorded1948
First recorded at #363 among boys in Norway in 1948 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1948–2025
Highest recorded position: #8 among boys in Norway, in 2024 (recorded 1948–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #11 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys