Levi vs Salman

Levi and Salmancompared 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 2024, Levi was ranked #92 and Salman #385 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Levi was ranked #109 and Salman #1235 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Levi was ranked #115 and Salman #582 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

Levi and Salman over time

Levi and Salman appear together in 2 published lists, across 58 years of shared records. Levi held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Salman in 0.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Salman reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 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.

Repeatedly exchanged positions
Levi and Salman changed places 6 times in Norway · Boys between 1981 and 2024, ending at #92 and #385.

List by list

England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Levi held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Salman in 0.
Highest recorded here: Levi #109 in 2024, Salman #452 in 1998.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Levi #109, Salman #1235.
Norway · Boys29 shared years, 1981–2024
Levi held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Salman in 3.
Highest recorded here: Levi #65 in 2019, Salman #275 in 2016.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Levi #92, Salman #385.

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 Levi

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

Finn vs Levi
Finn and Levi changed places 14 times in New Zealand · Boys between 1998 and 2023, ending at #32 and #28.
Finn · Levi · 26 shared years, 1998–2023 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
See the 2023 New Zealand ranking
Harry vs Levi
Harry and Levi changed places 12 times in New Zealand · Boys between 1994 and 2023, ending at #40 and #28.
Harry · Levi · 30 shared years, 1994–2023 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
See the 2023 New Zealand ranking
Leo vs Levi
Leo and Levi both rose over the same years in 5 registrars — New South Wales, Australia · Boys; New Zealand · Boys; Northern Ireland · Boys; Norway · Boys; Republic of Ireland · Boys. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.
Leo · Levi · 42 shared years, 1953–2025 · Moved together in several countries
Lucas vs Levi
Lucas and Levi both rose over the same years in 5 registrars — New South Wales, Australia · Boys; New Zealand · Boys; Northern Ireland · Boys; Norway · Boys; Republic of Ireland · Boys. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.
Lucas · Levi · 38 shared years, 1980–2025 · Moved together in several countries

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Levi, Salman
Field	Levi	Salman
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	2
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, IE, NO
Most recent popularity observation	New South Wales, Australia · Boys #8 (2025)	Norway · Boys #385 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	90/100	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	95/100	88/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Levi has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew); Salman does not have one recorded yet.
Levi and Salman both have 2 syllables.
A meaning is recorded for Levi; Salman doesn't have one written yet.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, 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

Salman

Popularity journey

First recorded1979
First recorded at #638 among boys in Norway in 1979 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1979–2024
Highest recorded position: #275 among boys in Norway, in 2016 (recorded 1979–2024).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1235 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys