Marko vs Mehdi
Marko 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.
Norway · Boys
In 2019, Marko was ranked #467 and Mehdi #510 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Marko was ranked #1758 and Mehdi #1199 among boys in England and Wales.
Marko and Mehdi over time
Marko and Mehdi appear together in 2 published lists, across 65 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Mehdi reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Marko 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
Marko and Mehdi changed places 12 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2024, ending at #1758 and #1199.
- Longest-running competitions
Marko and Mehdi were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 36 years, from 1968 to 2019, ending at #467 and #510.
List by list
Norway · Boys36 shared years, 1968–2019
Marko held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Mehdi in 7.
Highest recorded here: Marko #286 in 1987, Mehdi #368 in 1980.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2019: Marko #467, Mehdi #510.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Marko held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Mehdi in 20.
Highest recorded here: Marko #1016 in 2006, Mehdi #874 in 1997.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Marko #1758, 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 | Marko | Mehdi |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #436 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #1199 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Marko and Mehdi both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Marko
Popularity journey
First recorded1968
First recorded at #467 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: #286 among boys in Norway, in 1987 (recorded 1968–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #436 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