Abdulkadir vs Hans
Abdulkadir and Hanscompared 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.
Norway · Boys
In 2003, Abdulkadir was ranked #519 and Hans #72 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Abdulkadir was ranked #3688 and Hans #3254 among boys in England and Wales.
Abdulkadir and Hans over time
Abdulkadir and Hans appear together in 2 published lists, across 51 years of shared records. Hans held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Abdulkadir in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
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
Abdulkadir and Hans changed places 11 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2024, ending at #3688 and #3254.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Abdulkadir #1469 in 2006, Hans #1377 in 2005.
List by list
Norway · Boys26 shared years, 1960–2003
Abdulkadir held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Hans in 26.
Highest recorded here: Abdulkadir #354 in 1964, Hans #17 in 1965.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2003: Abdulkadir #519, Hans #72.
England and Wales · Boys25 shared years, 1996–2024
Abdulkadir held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Hans in 12.
Highest recorded here: Abdulkadir #1469 in 2006, Hans #1377 in 2005.
The order changed in 2021: Hans moved ahead. In 2020 they stood at #2682 and #2960; by 2021 that had become #4789 and #3017.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Abdulkadir #3688, Hans #3254.
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 | Abdulkadir | Hans |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 4 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #3688 (2024) | Norway · Boys #97 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 64/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Abdulkadir has 4 syllables, compared with 1 for Hans.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Abdulkadir
Popularity journey
First recorded1960
First recorded at #431 among boys in Norway in 1960 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1960–2003
Highest recorded position: #354 among boys in Norway, in 1964 (recorded 1960–2003).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3688 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys
Hans
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #11 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #10 among boys in Norway, in 1949 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #97 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys