Mahad vs Nikolay
Mahad and Nikolaycompared 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 2013, Mahad was ranked #543 and Nikolay #548 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2025, Mahad was ranked #1466 and Nikolay #2952 among boys in England and Wales.
Mahad and Nikolay over time
Mahad and Nikolay appear together in 2 published lists, across 44 years of shared records. Mahad held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Nikolay in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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
Mahad and Nikolay changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Boys between 2008 and 2025, ending at #1466 and #2952.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Boys within 2 years — Mahad #338 in 2003, Nikolay #299 in 2002.
List by list
Norway · Boys27 shared years, 1969–2013
Mahad held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Nikolay in 13.
Highest recorded here: Mahad #338 in 2003, Nikolay #299 in 2002.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2013: Mahad #543, Nikolay #548.
England and Wales · Boys17 shared years, 2008–2025
Mahad held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Nikolay in 2.
Highest recorded here: Mahad #1156 in 2008, Nikolay #1250 in 2021.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Mahad #1466, Nikolay #2952.
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 | Mahad | Nikolay |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #1466 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #2952 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Mahad has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Nikolay.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Mahad
Popularity journey
First recorded1968
First recorded at #548 among boys in Norway in 1968 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1968–2022
Highest recorded position: #338 among boys in Norway, in 2003 (recorded 1968–2022).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1466 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Nikolay
Popularity journey
First recorded1959
First recorded at #474 among boys in Norway in 1959 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1959–2019
Highest recorded position: #294 among boys in Norway, in 2005 (recorded 1959–2019).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #2952 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys