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Abbas vs Ziyad

Abbas and Ziyadcompared 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.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys

    In 2024, Abbas was ranked #785 and Ziyad #655 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Boys

    In 2025, Abbas was ranked #668 and Ziyad #782 among boys in England and Wales.

Abbas and Ziyad over time

Abbas and Ziyad appear together in 1 published list, across 28 years of shared records. Abbas held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Ziyad in 0.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Abbas reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Ziyad 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.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Boys28 shared years, 19962025

    Abbas held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Ziyad in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Abbas #415 in 2000, Ziyad #782 in 2025.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Abbas #668, Ziyad #782.

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

Side-by-side comparison of Abbas, Ziyad
FieldAbbasZiyad
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagemalemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Syllables21
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, IE, NOGB-ENW, IE
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Boys #668 (2025)England and Wales · Boys #782 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)94/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/10060/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Abbas has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Ziyad.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.

How each name got here

Abbas

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1955–2023

    Highest recorded position: #365 among boys in Norway, in 2015 (recorded 1955–2023).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #668 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Ziyad

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #2357 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Highest recorded2023–2024

    Highest recorded position: #655 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2024 (recorded 2023–2024).

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #782 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys