Mehdi vs Nikolai
Mehdi and Nikolaicompared 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 2022, Mehdi was ranked #485 and Nikolai #103 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2025, Mehdi was ranked #2440 and Nikolai #1226 among boys in England and Wales.
Mehdi and Nikolai over time
Mehdi and Nikolai appear together in 2 published lists, across 70 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Mehdi reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Nikolai 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
Mehdi and Nikolai changed places 13 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2025, ending at #2440 and #1226.
- Longest-running competitions
Mehdi and Nikolai were both ranked in England and Wales · Boys for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #2440 and #1226.
List by list
Norway · Boys40 shared years, 1961–2022
Mehdi held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Nikolai in 36.
Highest recorded here: Mehdi #368 in 1980, Nikolai #41 in 2004.
The order changed in 1982: Nikolai moved ahead. In 1981 they stood at #381 and #510; by 1982 that had become #501 and #315.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Mehdi #485, Nikolai #103.
England and Wales · Boys30 shared years, 1996–2025
Mehdi held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Nikolai in 9.
Highest recorded here: Mehdi #874 in 1997, Nikolai #894 in 2019.
The order changed in 2025: Nikolai moved ahead. In 2024 they stood at #1199 and #1235; by 2025 that had become #2440 and #1226.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Mehdi #2440, Nikolai #1226.
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 | Mehdi | Nikolai |
|---|---|---|
| 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, NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #2440 (2025) | Norway · Boys #103 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Mehdi has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Nikolai.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
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 recent2025
Most recently recorded at #2440 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Nikolai
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #349 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1946–2025
Highest recorded position: #41 among boys in Norway, in 2004 (recorded 1946–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1226 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys