Aaron vs Abdulkadir
Aaron and Abdulkadircompared 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.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Aaron was ranked #154 and Abdulkadir #3688 among boys in England and Wales.
Norway · Boys
In 2003, Aaron was ranked #275 and Abdulkadir #519 among boys in Norway.
Aaron and Abdulkadir over time
Aaron and Abdulkadir appear together in 2 published lists, across 38 years of shared records. Aaron held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Abdulkadir in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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
Aaron and Abdulkadir changed places 4 times in Norway · Boys between 1972 and 2003, ending at #275 and #519.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys25 shared years, 1996–2024
Aaron held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Abdulkadir in 0.
Highest recorded here: Aaron #31 in 1998, Abdulkadir #1469 in 2006.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Aaron #154, Abdulkadir #3688.
Norway · Boys13 shared years, 1972–2003
Aaron held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Abdulkadir in 2.
Highest recorded here: Aaron #275 in 2003, Abdulkadir #450 in 1998.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2003: Aaron #275, Abdulkadir #519.
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 | Aaron | Abdulkadir |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Best known as the name of Moses's elder brother and the first high priest of Israel in the Old Testament; the literal meaning of the name itself is not reliably established. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Biblical Hebrew (likely of Egyptian origin) | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɛrən/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 4 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #71 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #3688 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 64/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Aaron has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew (likely of Egyptian origin)); Abdulkadir does not have one recorded yet.
- Aaron has 2 syllables, compared with 4 for Abdulkadir.
- A meaning is recorded for Aaron; Abdulkadir doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Aaron
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #222 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1965–2025
Highest recorded position: #6 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1998 (recorded 1965–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #334 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Abdulkadir
Popularity journey
First recorded1960
First recorded at #431 among boys in Norway in 1960 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1960–2003
Highest recorded position: #354 among boys in Norway, in 1964 (recorded 1960–2003).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3688 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys