Mark vs Omid
Mark and Omidcompared 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 Omid #3254 among boys in England and Wales.
Norway · Boys
In 2016, Mark was ranked #530 and Omid #533 among boys in Norway.
Mark and Omid over time
Mark and Omid appear together in 2 published lists, across 59 years of shared records. Mark held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Omid 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 Omid 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
Mark and Omid changed places 4 times in Norway · Boys between 1974 and 2016, ending at #530 and #533.
- Longest-running competitions
Mark and Omid were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 31 years, from 1974 to 2016, ending at #530 and #533.
List by list
Norway · Boys31 shared years, 1974–2016
Mark held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Omid in 3.
Highest recorded here: Mark #238 in 1987, Omid #383 in 1990.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2016: Mark #530, Omid #533.
England and Wales · Boys28 shared years, 1997–2024
Mark held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Omid in 0.
Highest recorded here: Mark #63 in 1997, Omid #1457 in 2008.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Mark #277, Omid #3254.
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 | Omid |
|---|---|---|
| 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 #3254 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Mark has a recorded origin (Latin); Omid does not have one recorded yet.
- Mark has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Omid.
- A meaning is recorded for Mark; Omid 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
Omid
Popularity journey
First recorded1974
First recorded at #629 among boys in Norway in 1974 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1974–2016
Highest recorded position: #383 among boys in Norway, in 1990 (recorded 1974–2016).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3254 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys