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Levi vs Werner

Levi and Wernercompared 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, Levi was ranked #86 and Werner #480 among boys in Norway.

Levi and Werner over time

Levi and Werner appear together in 1 published list, across 22 years of shared records. Werner 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.

Werner 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.

List by list

  • Norway · Boys22 shared years, 19452025

    Levi held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Werner in 13.

    Highest recorded here: Levi #71 in 2022, Werner #195 in 1953.

    The order changed in 1996: Levi moved ahead. In 1995 they stood at #529 and #437; by 1996 that had become #348 and #604.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Levi #86, Werner #480.

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.

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Levi, Werner
FieldLeviWerner
Record typeEditorially researched profileOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagemalemale
MeaningPossibly 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
OriginBiblical HebrewNot yet recorded
Pronunciation/ˈliːvaɪ/Not yet recorded
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZNO
Most recent popularity observationNew South Wales, Australia · Boys #8 (2025)Norway · Boys #480 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)90/100Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)95/10088/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/10040/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Levi has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew); Werner does not have one recorded yet.
  • Levi and Werner both have 2 syllables.
  • A meaning is recorded for Levi; Werner doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in NO.

How each name got here

Levi

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded2004–2025

    Highest recorded position: #8 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025 (recorded 2004–2025).

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #8 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys

Werner

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #210 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #179 among boys in Norway, in 1957 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #480 among boys in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Boys