Abdi vs Aleksandr
Abdi and Aleksandrcompared 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 2015, Abdi was ranked #395 and Aleksandr #482 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2022, Abdi was ranked #4001 and Aleksandr #3449 among boys in England and Wales.
Abdi and Aleksandr over time
Abdi and Aleksandr appear together in 2 published lists, across 42 years of shared records. Abdi held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Aleksandr 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.
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.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Boys within 2 years — Abdi #248 in 1983, Aleksandr #365 in 1981.
List by list
Norway · Boys28 shared years, 1964–2015
Abdi held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Aleksandr in 0.
Highest recorded here: Abdi #248 in 1983, Aleksandr #365 in 1981.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2015: Abdi #395, Aleksandr #482.
England and Wales · Boys14 shared years, 2003–2022
Abdi held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Aleksandr in 6.
Highest recorded here: Abdi #731 in 2003, Aleksandr #1063 in 2013.
The order changed in 2011: Aleksandr moved ahead. In 2010 they stood at #1407 and #1620; by 2011 that had become #3300 and #1788.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Abdi #4001, Aleksandr #3449.
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 | Abdi | Aleksandr |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #4001 (2022) | Norway · Boys #469 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 70/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Abdi has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Aleksandr.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Abdi
Popularity journey
First recorded1954
First recorded at #402 among boys in Norway in 1954 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1954–2015
Highest recorded position: #247 among boys in Norway, in 1966 (recorded 1954–2015).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2022
Most recently recorded at #4001 among boys in England and Wales, in 2022.
England and Wales · Boys
Aleksandr
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #470 among boys in Norway in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1964–2024
Highest recorded position: #365 among boys in Norway, in 1981 (recorded 1964–2024).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2671 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys