Abdul vs Khalid
Abdul and Khalidcompared 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 Khalid #313 among boys in England and Wales.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Abdul was ranked #307 and Khalid #727 among boys in Scotland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Abdul was ranked #402 and Khalid #372 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Norway · Boys
In 2025, Abdul was ranked #484 and Khalid #468 among boys in Norway.
Abdul and Khalid over time
Abdul and Khalid appear together in 3 published lists, across 115 years of shared records. Abdul held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Khalid in 0.
The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Khalid reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Abdul in 1. 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 Khalid changed places 13 times in Norway · Boys between 1949 and 2025, ending at #484 and #468.
- Longest-running competitions
Abdul and Khalid were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 70 years, from 1949 to 2025, ending at #484 and #468.
List by list
Norway · Boys70 shared years, 1949–2025
Abdul held the stronger position in 56 of those years, Khalid in 14.
Highest recorded here: Abdul #180 in 2000, Khalid #268 in 1967.
The order changed in 2022: Khalid moved ahead. In 2021 they stood at #388 and #437; by 2022 that had become #458 and #368.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Abdul #484, Khalid #468.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Abdul held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Khalid in 0.
Highest recorded here: Abdul #146 in 2003, Khalid #301 in 2023.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Abdul #152, Khalid #313.
Republic of Ireland · Boys16 shared years, 1998–2025
Abdul held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Khalid in 2.
Highest recorded here: Abdul #138 in 2003, Khalid #330 in 1999.
The order changed in 2025: Khalid moved ahead. In 2024 they stood at #520 and #655; by 2025 that had become #402 and #372.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Abdul #402, Khalid #372.
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 | Khalid |
|---|---|---|
| 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, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #402 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #372 (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 Khalid both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, 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
Khalid
Popularity journey
First recorded1949
First recorded at #372 among boys in Norway in 1949 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1949–2025
Highest recorded position: #268 among boys in Norway, in 1967 (recorded 1949–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #468 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys