Abdirahman vs Abdulkadir
Abdirahman and Abdulkadircompared 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 2003, Abdirahman was ranked #224 and Abdulkadir #519 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Abdirahman was ranked #1199 and Abdulkadir #3688 among boys in England and Wales.
Abdirahman and Abdulkadir over time
Abdirahman and Abdulkadir appear together in 2 published lists, across 51 years of shared records. Abdirahman held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Abdulkadir in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
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 England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Abdirahman #342 in 2005, Abdulkadir #1469 in 2006.
List by list
Norway · Boys26 shared years, 1960–2003
Abdirahman held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Abdulkadir in 1.
Highest recorded here: Abdirahman #224 in 1998, Abdulkadir #354 in 1964.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2003: Abdirahman #224, Abdulkadir #519.
England and Wales · Boys25 shared years, 1996–2024
Abdirahman held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Abdulkadir in 0.
Highest recorded here: Abdirahman #342 in 2005, Abdulkadir #1469 in 2006.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Abdirahman #1199, Abdulkadir #3688.
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 | Abdirahman | Abdulkadir |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 4 | 4 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #483 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #3688 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 64/100 | 64/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Abdirahman and Abdulkadir both have 4 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Abdirahman
Popularity journey
First recorded1957
First recorded at #421 among boys in Norway in 1957 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1957–2025
Highest recorded position: #188 among boys in Norway, in 2008 (recorded 1957–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1798 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Abdulkadir
Popularity journey
First recorded1960
First recorded at #431 among boys in Norway in 1960 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1960–2003
Highest recorded position: #354 among boys in Norway, in 1964 (recorded 1960–2003).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3688 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys