Levi vs Nicolay
Levi and Nicolaycompared 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 2021, Levi was ranked #77 and Nicolay #445 among boys in Norway.
Levi and Nicolay over time
Levi and Nicolay appear together in 1 published list, across 39 years of shared records. Nicolay 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.
Nicolay 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 2010, Levi moved ahead of Nicolay in Norway · Boys — #169 and #151 the year before became #149 and #247.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Levi and Nicolay changed places 5 times in Norway · Boys between 1974 and 2021, ending at #77 and #445.
- Longest-running competitions
Levi and Nicolay were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 39 years, from 1974 to 2021, ending at #77 and #445.
List by list
Norway · Boys39 shared years, 1974–2021
Levi held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Nicolay in 24.
Highest recorded here: Levi #65 in 2019, Nicolay #151 in 2009.
The order changed in 2010: Levi moved ahead. In 2009 they stood at #169 and #151; by 2010 that had become #149 and #247.
Most recent shared year, 2021: Levi #77, Nicolay #445.
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 | Levi | Nicolay |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | 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. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Biblical Hebrew | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈliːvaɪ/ | 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 | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #8 (2025) | Norway · Boys #445 (2021) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Levi has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew); Nicolay does not have one recorded yet.
- Levi has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Nicolay.
- A meaning is recorded for Levi; Nicolay doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
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
Nicolay
Popularity journey
First recorded1971
First recorded at #565 among boys in Norway in 1971 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1971–2021
Highest recorded position: #151 among boys in Norway, in 2009 (recorded 1971–2021).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2021
Most recently recorded at #445 among boys in Norway, in 2021.
Norway · Boys