Abdallah vs Niam
Abdallah and Niamcompared 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, Abdallah was ranked #1517 and Niam #1282 among boys in England and Wales.
Abdallah and Niam over time
Abdallah and Niam appear together in 1 published list, across 28 years of shared records. Abdallah held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Niam in 0.
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.
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
Abdallah and Niam changed places 13 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2024, ending at #1517 and #1282.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Abdallah #833 in 2015, Niam #833 in 2015.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys28 shared years, 1996–2024
Abdallah held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Niam in 9.
Highest recorded here: Abdallah #833 in 2015, Niam #833 in 2015.
The order changed in 2024: Niam moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #1610 and #2007; by 2024 that had become #1517 and #1282.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Abdallah #1517, Niam #1282.
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 | Niam |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO | GB-ENW |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #1517 (2024) | England and Wales · Boys #1282 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Abdallah has 3 syllables, compared with 1 for Niam.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
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
Niam
Popularity journey
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
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #833 among boys in England and Wales, in 2015 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1282 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys