Abdul vs Denas
Abdul and Denascompared 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 2023, Abdul was ranked #189 and Denas #3523 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2022, Abdul was ranked #657 and Denas #779 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Abdul and Denas over time
Abdul and Denas appear together in 2 published lists, across 26 years of shared records. Abdul held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Denas 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 — Abdul #163 in 2010, Denas #1600 in 2011.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys17 shared years, 2005–2023
Abdul held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Denas in 0.
Highest recorded here: Abdul #163 in 2010, Denas #1600 in 2011.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Abdul #189, Denas #3523.
Republic of Ireland · Boys9 shared years, 2008–2022
Abdul held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Denas in 0.
Highest recorded here: Abdul #353 in 2016, Denas #479 in 2013.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Abdul #657, Denas #779.
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 | Denas |
|---|---|---|
| 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) | England and Wales · Boys #3523 (2023) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Abdul and Denas 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
Denas
Popularity journey
First recorded2005
First recorded at #3849 among boys in England and Wales in 2005 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2008–2022
Highest recorded position: #479 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2013 (recorded 2008–2022).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #3523 among boys in England and Wales, in 2023.
England and Wales · Boys