Abdul vs Adrians
Abdul and Adrianscompared 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 2021, Abdul was ranked #234 and Adrians #4789 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2023, Abdul was ranked #516 and Adrians #770 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Abdul and Adrians over time
Abdul and Adrians appear together in 2 published lists, across 21 years of shared records. Abdul held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Adrians in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Abdul reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Adrians 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 · Boys13 shared years, 2008–2021
Abdul held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Adrians in 0.
Highest recorded here: Abdul #163 in 2010, Adrians #1247 in 2013.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2021: Abdul #234, Adrians #4789.
Republic of Ireland · Boys8 shared years, 2010–2023
Abdul held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Adrians in 0.
Highest recorded here: Abdul #353 in 2016, Adrians #520 in 2018.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Abdul #516, Adrians #770.
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 | Adrians |
|---|---|---|
| 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, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #402 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #770 (2023) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Abdul and Adrians both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Abdul
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #238 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1998–2025
Highest recorded position: #138 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2003 (recorded 1998–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #484 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Adrians
Popularity journey
First recorded2008
First recorded at #4432 among boys in England and Wales in 2008 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2010–2023
Highest recorded position: #520 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2018 (recorded 2010–2023).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #770 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2023.
Republic of Ireland · Boys