Abdallah vs Billy
Abdallah and Billycompared 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 2018, Abdallah was ranked #749 and Billy #81 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Abdallah was ranked #1517 and Billy #127 among boys in England and Wales.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2001, Abdallah was ranked #218 and Billy #218 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Abdallah and Billy over time
Abdallah and Billy appear together in 1 published list, across 28 years of shared records. Billy held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Abdallah in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Billy reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Abdallah 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, 1996–2024
Abdallah held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Billy in 28.
Highest recorded here: Abdallah #833 in 2015, Billy #68 in 1998.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Abdallah #1517, Billy #127.
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 | Abdallah | Billy |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #1517 (2024) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #39 (2025) |
| 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
- Abdallah has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Billy.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Abdallah
Popularity journey
First recorded1979
First recorded at #603 among boys in Norway in 1979 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1517 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys
Billy
Popularity journey
First recorded1970
First recorded at #305 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1970 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1970–2025
Highest recorded position: #39 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025 (recorded 1970–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #44 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys