Abdul vs Keelan
Abdul and Keelancompared 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 2025, Abdul was ranked #177 and Keelan #2014 among boys in England and Wales.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2004, Abdul was ranked #264 and Keelan #182 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Abdul was ranked #402 and Keelan #211 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Abdul was ranked #307 and Keelan #727 among boys in Scotland.
Abdul and Keelan over time
Abdul and Keelan appear together in 2 published lists, across 56 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
- Longest-running competitions
Abdul and Keelan were both ranked in England and Wales · Boys for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #177 and #2014.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Abdul #146 in 2003, Keelan #286 in 2004.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys30 shared years, 1996–2025
Abdul held the stronger position in 30 of those years, Keelan in 0.
Highest recorded here: Abdul #146 in 2003, Keelan #286 in 2004.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Abdul #177, Keelan #2014.
Republic of Ireland · Boys26 shared years, 1998–2025
Abdul held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Keelan in 25.
Highest recorded here: Abdul #138 in 2003, Keelan #115 in 1999.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Abdul #402, Keelan #211.
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 | Keelan |
|---|---|---|
| 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, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #177 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #211 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Abdul and Keelan both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, 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 #177 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Keelan
Popularity journey
First recorded1980
First recorded at #321 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1980 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1997–2023
Highest recorded position: #111 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2001 (recorded 1997–2023).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #2014 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys