Abdul vs Maxymilian
Abdul and Maxymiliancompared 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 2022, Abdul was ranked #220 and Maxymilian #4001 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2017, Abdul was ranked #374 and Maxymilian #710 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Abdul and Maxymilian over time
Abdul and Maxymilian appear together in 1 published list, across 15 years of shared records. Abdul held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Maxymilian 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 Maxymilian 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.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys15 shared years, 2006–2022
Abdul held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Maxymilian in 0.
Highest recorded here: Abdul #158 in 2006, Maxymilian #1407 in 2010.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Abdul #220, Maxymilian #4001.
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 | Maxymilian |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 4 |
| 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 #4001 (2022) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 64/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Abdul has 2 syllables, compared with 4 for Maxymilian.
- 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
Maxymilian
Popularity journey
First recorded2006
First recorded at #4052 among boys in England and Wales in 2006 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2008–2017
Highest recorded position: #490 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2011 (recorded 2008–2017).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2022
Most recently recorded at #4001 among boys in England and Wales, in 2022.
England and Wales · Boys