Abdi vs Gunnar
Abdi and Gunnarcompared 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 Gunnar #298 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2022, Abdi was ranked #4001 and Gunnar #1879 among boys in England and Wales.
Abdi and Gunnar over time
Abdi and Gunnar appear together in 1 published list, across 55 years of shared records. Gunnar held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Abdi in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Gunnar reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 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 Gunnar changed places 4 times in Norway · Boys between 1954 and 2015, ending at #395 and #298.
- Longest-running competitions
Abdi and Gunnar were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 55 years, from 1954 to 2015, ending at #395 and #298.
List by list
Norway · Boys55 shared years, 1954–2015
Abdi held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Gunnar in 53.
Highest recorded here: Abdi #247 in 1966, Gunnar #21 in 1954.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2015: Abdi #395, Gunnar #298.
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 | Gunnar |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #4001 (2022) | Norway · Boys #250 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Abdi and Gunnar 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
Gunnar
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #13 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #10 among boys in Norway, in 1946 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #250 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys