Valentin vs Walid
Valentin and Walidcompared 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 2013, Valentin was ranked #476 and Walid #521 among boys in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2023, Valentin was ranked #660 and Walid #770 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Valentin was ranked #1859 and Walid #2263 among boys in England and Wales.
Valentin and Walid over time
Valentin and Walid appear together in 2 published lists, across 48 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.
Walid reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Valentin 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
Valentin and Walid changed places 8 times in Norway · Boys between 1967 and 2013, ending at #476 and #521.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Boys within 2 years — Valentin #352 in 2000, Walid #353 in 2000.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys25 shared years, 1998–2024
Valentin held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Walid in 13.
Highest recorded here: Valentin #962 in 2020, Walid #953 in 2000.
The order changed in 2013: Valentin moved ahead. In 2012 they stood at #1669 and #1430; by 2013 that had become #1920 and #2055.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Valentin #1859, Walid #2263.
Norway · Boys23 shared years, 1967–2013
Valentin held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Walid in 7.
Highest recorded here: Valentin #352 in 2000, Walid #353 in 2000.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2013: Valentin #476, Walid #521.
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 | Valentin | Walid |
|---|---|---|
| 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, IE, NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #1859 (2024) | England and Wales · Boys #2263 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Valentin has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Walid.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Valentin
Popularity journey
First recorded1960
First recorded at #498 among boys in Norway in 1960 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1960–2023
Highest recorded position: #352 among boys in Norway, in 2000 (recorded 1960–2023).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1859 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys
Walid
Popularity journey
First recorded1966
First recorded at #557 among boys in Norway in 1966 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1966–2017
Highest recorded position: #353 among boys in Norway, in 2000 (recorded 1966–2017).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2263 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys