Abbas vs Karim
Abbas and Karimcompared 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 2023, Abbas was ranked #451 and Karim #466 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Abbas was ranked #685 and Karim #519 among boys in England and Wales.
Abbas and Karim over time
Abbas and Karim appear together in 2 published lists, across 61 years of shared records. Abbas held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Karim in 0.
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.
Abbas reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Karim 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
Abbas and Karim changed places 15 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2024, ending at #685 and #519.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 32 shared years in Norway · Boys, Abbas and Karim averaged 58.1 places apart, ending at #451 and #466.
- Longest-running competitions
Abbas and Karim were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 32 years, from 1957 to 2023, ending at #451 and #466.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Abbas #415 in 2000, Karim #480 in 2000.
List by list
Norway · Boys32 shared years, 1957–2023
Abbas held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Karim in 16.
Highest recorded here: Abbas #365 in 2015, Karim #314 in 2022.
The order changed in 2023: Abbas moved ahead. In 2022 they stood at #457 and #314; by 2023 that had become #451 and #466.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Abbas #451, Karim #466.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Abbas held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Karim in 12.
Highest recorded here: Abbas #415 in 2000, Karim #480 in 2000.
The order changed in 2020: Karim moved ahead. In 2019 they stood at #753 and #844; by 2020 that had become #706 and #699.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Abbas #685, Karim #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 | Abbas | Karim |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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 #685 (2024) | Norway · Boys #357 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Abbas and Karim both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Abbas
Popularity journey
First recorded1955
First recorded at #376 among boys in Norway in 1955 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1955–2023
Highest recorded position: #365 among boys in Norway, in 2015 (recorded 1955–2023).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #685 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys
Karim
Popularity journey
First recorded1957
First recorded at #401 among boys in Norway in 1957 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1957–2025
Highest recorded position: #314 among boys in Norway, in 2022 (recorded 1957–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #357 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys