Abdul vs Eyvind
Abdul and Eyvindcompared 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 2013, Abdul was ranked #425 and Eyvind #492 among boys in Norway.
Abdul and Eyvind over time
Abdul and Eyvind appear together in 1 published list, across 44 years of shared records. Abdul held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Eyvind in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Abdul reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Eyvind 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Abdul and Eyvind were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 44 years, from 1946 to 2013, ending at #425 and #492.
List by list
Norway · Boys44 shared years, 1946–2013
Abdul held the stronger position in 44 of those years, Eyvind in 0.
Highest recorded here: Abdul #206 in 1951, Eyvind #245 in 1954.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2013: Abdul #425, Eyvind #492.
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 | Eyvind |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #402 (2025) | Norway · Boys #492 (2013) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Abdul and Eyvind both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
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
Eyvind
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #269 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1946–2013
Highest recorded position: #245 among boys in Norway, in 1954 (recorded 1946–2013).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2013
Most recently recorded at #492 among boys in Norway, in 2013.
Norway · Boys