Nils vs Omid
Nils 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.
Norway · Boys
In 2016, Nils was ranked #102 and Omid #533 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Nils was ranked #4270 and Omid #3254 among boys in England and Wales.
Nils and Omid over time
Nils and Omid appear together in 2 published lists, across 54 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.
Nils 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
Nils and Omid changed places 9 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1997 and 2024, ending at #4270 and #3254.
- Longest-running competitions
Nils and Omid were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 31 years, from 1974 to 2016, ending at #102 and #533.
List by list
Norway · Boys31 shared years, 1974–2016
Nils held the stronger position in 31 of those years, Omid in 0.
Highest recorded here: Nils #47 in 1974, Omid #383 in 1990.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2016: Nils #102, Omid #533.
England and Wales · Boys23 shared years, 1997–2024
Nils held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Omid in 13.
Highest recorded here: Nils #1746 in 2001, Omid #1457 in 2008.
The order changed in 2016: Omid moved ahead. In 2015 they stood at #2319 and #2483; by 2016 that had become #4810 and #2556.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Nils #4270, 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 | Nils | Omid |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 1 | 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 #61 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #3254 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 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
- Nils has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Omid.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Nils
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #26 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #21 among boys in Norway, in 1947 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #61 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