Abdul-Raheem vs Ashar
Abdul-Raheem and Asharcompared 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.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2018, Abdul-Raheem was ranked #749 and Ashar #749 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2025, Abdul-Raheem was ranked #3256 and Ashar #1897 among boys in England and Wales.
Abdul-Raheem and Ashar over time
Abdul-Raheem and Ashar appear together in 1 published list, across 24 years of shared records. Ashar held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Abdul-Raheem in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Ashar reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Abdul-Raheem 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
Abdul-Raheem and Ashar changed places 6 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1998 and 2025, ending at #3256 and #1897.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys24 shared years, 1998–2025
Abdul-Raheem held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Ashar in 14.
Highest recorded here: Abdul-Raheem #1398 in 2017, Ashar #1247 in 2013.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Abdul-Raheem #3256, Ashar #1897.
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 | Abdul-Raheem | Ashar |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #3256 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #1897 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 52/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Abdul-Raheem has 4 syllables, compared with 2 for Ashar.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Abdul-Raheem
Popularity journey
First recorded1998
First recorded at #2419 among boys in England and Wales in 1998 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #3256 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Ashar
Popularity journey
First recorded1998
First recorded at #2419 among boys in England and Wales in 1998 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1897 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys