Levi vs Yonas
Levi and Yonascompared 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 Yonas #522 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2023, Levi was ranked #128 and Yonas #3112 among boys in England and Wales.
Levi and Yonas over time
Levi and Yonas appear together in 1 published list, across 33 years of shared records. Levi held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Yonas 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.
Yonas 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Levi and Yonas changed places 5 times in Norway · Boys between 1974 and 2025, ending at #86 and #522.
- Mirrored each other
Over 33 shared years in Norway · Boys, Levi rose about as far as Yonas fell — from #622 and #314 in 1974 to #86 and #522 in 2025.
- Longest-running competitions
Levi and Yonas were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 33 years, from 1974 to 2025, ending at #86 and #522.
List by list
Norway · Boys33 shared years, 1974–2025
Levi held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Yonas in 11.
Highest recorded here: Levi #77 in 2021, Yonas #304 in 1993.
The order changed in 2000: Levi moved ahead. In 1999 they stood at #411 and #396; by 2000 that had become #363 and #532.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Levi #86, Yonas #522.
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 | Yonas |
|---|---|---|
| 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, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #8 (2025) | Norway · Boys #522 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Levi has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew); Yonas does not have one recorded yet.
- Levi and Yonas both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Levi; Yonas doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, 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
Yonas
Popularity journey
First recorded1968
First recorded at #527 among boys in Norway in 1968 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1968–2025
Highest recorded position: #258 among boys in Norway, in 1989 (recorded 1968–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #522 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys