Abdul-Raheem vs Lex
Abdul-Raheem and Lexcompared 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 Lex #749 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2025, Abdul-Raheem was ranked #3256 and Lex #3256 among boys in England and Wales.
Abdul-Raheem and Lex over time
Abdul-Raheem and Lex appear together in 1 published list, across 24 years of shared records. Lex 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.
Lex 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.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys24 shared years, 2001–2025
Abdul-Raheem held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Lex in 22.
Highest recorded here: Abdul-Raheem #1398 in 2017, Lex #982 in 2005.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Abdul-Raheem #3256, Lex #3256.
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 | Lex |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 |
| 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 #3256 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 52/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Abdul-Raheem has 4 syllables, compared with 1 for Lex.
- 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
Lex
Popularity journey
First recorded1999
First recorded at #1850 among boys in England and Wales in 1999 — 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