Abdul vs Pavel
Abdul and Pavelcompared 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 Pavel #1951 among boys in England and Wales.
Norway · Boys
In 2013, Abdul was ranked #425 and Pavel #513 among boys in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Abdul was ranked #520 and Pavel #655 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Abdul and Pavel over time
Abdul and Pavel appear together in 3 published lists, across 57 years of shared records. Abdul held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Pavel in 0.
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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Abdul and Pavel changed places 8 times in Norway · Boys between 1958 and 2013, ending at #425 and #513.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys24 shared years, 1999–2024
Abdul held the stronger position in 24 of those years, Pavel in 0.
Highest recorded here: Abdul #146 in 2003, Pavel #1192 in 2020.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Abdul #152, Pavel #1951.
Norway · Boys24 shared years, 1958–2013
Abdul held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Pavel in 4.
Highest recorded here: Abdul #185 in 1999, Pavel #348 in 1987.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2013: Abdul #425, Pavel #513.
Republic of Ireland · Boys9 shared years, 2003–2024
Abdul held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Pavel in 0.
Highest recorded here: Abdul #138 in 2003, Pavel #375 in 2003.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Abdul #520, Pavel #655.
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 | Pavel |
|---|---|---|
| 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) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #655 (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 Pavel 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
Pavel
Popularity journey
First recorded1958
First recorded at #476 among boys in Norway in 1958 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1958–2013
Highest recorded position: #348 among boys in Norway, in 1987 (recorded 1958–2013).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1951 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys