Abdi vs Charles
Abdi and Charlescompared 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 2022, Abdi was ranked #4001 and Charles #102 among boys in England and Wales.
Norway · Boys
In 2012, Abdi was ranked #461 and Charles #464 among boys in Norway.
Abdi and Charles over time
Abdi and Charles appear together in 2 published lists, across 65 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Charles reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Abdi 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
Abdi and Charles changed places 17 times in Norway · Boys between 1954 and 2012, ending at #461 and #464.
- Longest-running competitions
Abdi and Charles were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 44 years, from 1954 to 2012, ending at #461 and #464.
List by list
Norway · Boys44 shared years, 1954–2012
Abdi held the stronger position in 27 of those years, Charles in 17.
Highest recorded here: Abdi #247 in 1966, Charles #179 in 1955.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2012: Abdi #461, Charles #464.
England and Wales · Boys21 shared years, 1996–2022
Abdi held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Charles in 21.
Highest recorded here: Abdi #722 in 2002, Charles #41 in 1998.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Abdi #4001, Charles #102.
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 | Charles |
|---|---|---|
| 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, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #4001 (2022) | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #94 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Abdi and Charles both have 2 syllables.
- 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
Charles
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #224 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #41 among boys in England and Wales, in 1998 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #94 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys