Nikolay vs Pelle
Nikolay and Pellecompared 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, Nikolay was ranked #475 and Pelle #324 among boys in Norway.
Nikolay and Pelle over time
Nikolay and Pelle appear together in 1 published list, across 22 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Nikolay reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Pelle 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
Nikolay and Pelle changed places 9 times in Norway · Boys between 1994 and 2019, ending at #475 and #324.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Boys within 2 years — Nikolay #294 in 2005, Pelle #286 in 2006.
List by list
Norway · Boys22 shared years, 1994–2019
Nikolay held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Pelle in 11.
Highest recorded here: Nikolay #294 in 2005, Pelle #286 in 2006.
The order changed in 2016: Pelle moved ahead. In 2015 they stood at #437 and #468; by 2016 that had become #466 and #317.
Most recent shared year, 2019: Nikolay #475, Pelle #324.
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 | Nikolay | Pelle |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #2263 (2024) | Norway · Boys #239 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Nikolay has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Pelle.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Nikolay
Popularity journey
First recorded1959
First recorded at #474 among boys in Norway in 1959 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1959–2019
Highest recorded position: #294 among boys in Norway, in 2005 (recorded 1959–2019).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2263 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys
Pelle
Popularity journey
First recorded1994
First recorded at #605 among boys in Norway in 1994 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1994–2025
Highest recorded position: #221 among boys in Norway, in 2022 (recorded 1994–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #239 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys