Abdul vs Hamid
Abdul and Hamidcompared 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 2024, Abdul was ranked #152 and Hamid #1758 among boys in England and Wales.
Norway · Boys
In 2011, Abdul was ranked #377 and Hamid #497 among boys in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2011, Abdul was ranked #490 and Hamid #730 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Abdul and Hamid over time
Abdul and Hamid appear together in 2 published lists, across 74 years of shared records. Abdul held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Hamid in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Hamid reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Abdul 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 and Hamid changed places 6 times in Norway · Boys between 1955 and 2011, ending at #377 and #497.
- Longest-running competitions
Abdul and Hamid were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 45 years, from 1955 to 2011, ending at #377 and #497.
List by list
Norway · Boys45 shared years, 1955–2011
Abdul held the stronger position in 41 of those years, Hamid in 4.
Highest recorded here: Abdul #180 in 2000, Hamid #240 in 1963.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2011: Abdul #377, Hamid #497.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Abdul held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Hamid in 0.
Highest recorded here: Abdul #146 in 2003, Hamid #780 in 1998.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Abdul #152, Hamid #1758.
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 | Hamid |
|---|---|---|
| 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, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #402 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #1758 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Abdul and Hamid both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, 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
Hamid
Popularity journey
First recorded1955
First recorded at #417 among boys in Norway in 1955 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1955–2011
Highest recorded position: #240 among boys in Norway, in 1963 (recorded 1955–2011).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1758 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys