Mark vs Mehdi
Mark and Mehdicompared 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.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Mark was ranked #277 and Mehdi #1199 among boys in England and Wales.
Norway · Boys
In 2022, Mark was ranked #316 and Mehdi #485 among boys in Norway.
Mark and Mehdi over time
Mark and Mehdi appear together in 2 published lists, across 73 years of shared records. Mark held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Mehdi in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Mark reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Mehdi 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Mark and Mehdi were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 44 years, from 1959 to 2022, ending at #316 and #485.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Mark #55 in 1996, Mehdi #874 in 1997.
List by list
Norway · Boys44 shared years, 1959–2022
Mark held the stronger position in 42 of those years, Mehdi in 2.
Highest recorded here: Mark #211 in 1970, Mehdi #368 in 1980.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Mark #316, Mehdi #485.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Mark held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Mehdi in 0.
Highest recorded here: Mark #55 in 1996, Mehdi #874 in 1997.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Mark #277, Mehdi #1199.
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 | Mark | Mehdi |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | A form of the Latin name Marcus used in several languages. Saint Mark authored the second Gospel and is patron saint of Venice. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Latin | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈmɑɹk/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 1 | 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 | Republic of Ireland · Boys #99 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #1199 (2024) |
| 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
- Mark has a recorded origin (Latin); Mehdi does not have one recorded yet.
- Mark has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Mehdi.
- A meaning is recorded for Mark; Mehdi doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Mark
Popularity journey
First recorded1950
First recorded at #362 among boys in Norway in 1950 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1952–2001
Highest recorded position: #2 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1960 (recorded 1952–2001).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #286 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Mehdi
Popularity journey
First recorded1959
First recorded at #395 among boys in Norway in 1959 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1959–2022
Highest recorded position: #368 among boys in Norway, in 1980 (recorded 1959–2022).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1199 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys