Md vs Nikodem
Md and Nikodemcompared 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.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2018, Md was ranked #749 and Nikodem #306 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Md was ranked #361 and Nikodem #360 among boys in England and Wales.
Md and Nikodem over time
Md and Nikodem appear together in 1 published list, across 21 years of shared records. Nikodem held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Md in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Nikodem reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Md 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.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Md #361 in 2024, Nikodem #331 in 2023.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys21 shared years, 2004–2024
Md held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Nikodem in 17.
Highest recorded here: Md #361 in 2024, Nikodem #331 in 2023.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Md #361, Nikodem #360.
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 | Md | Nikodem |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #361 (2024) | Norway · Boys #267 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Md has 1 syllable, compared with 3 for Nikodem.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Md
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1235 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #361 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #361 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys
Nikodem
Popularity journey
First recorded2004
First recorded at #3651 among boys in England and Wales in 2004 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2023–2025
Highest recorded position: #179 among boys in Norway, in 2024 (recorded 2023–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #267 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys