Abdullah vs Alfred
Abdullah and Alfredcompared 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 2025, Abdullah was ranked #308 and Alfred #26 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Abdullah was ranked #147 and Alfred #81 among boys in England and Wales.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Abdullah was ranked #246 and Alfred #278 among boys in Scotland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Abdullah was ranked #272 and Alfred #286 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Abdullah and Alfred over time
Abdullah and Alfred appear together in 3 published lists, across 110 years of shared records. Alfred held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Abdullah in 1.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Abdullah reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Alfred 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
Abdullah and Alfred changed places 6 times in Norway · Boys between 1954 and 2025, ending at #308 and #26.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 29 shared years in England and Wales · Boys, Abdullah and Alfred averaged 53.8 places apart, ending at #147 and #81.
- Longest-running competitions
Abdullah and Alfred were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 59 years, from 1954 to 2025, ending at #308 and #26.
List by list
Norway · Boys59 shared years, 1954–2025
Abdullah held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Alfred in 41.
Highest recorded here: Abdullah #186 in 1999, Alfred #18 in 2023.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Abdullah #308, Alfred #26.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Abdullah held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Alfred in 29.
Highest recorded here: Abdullah #146 in 2015, Alfred #76 in 2023.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Abdullah #147, Alfred #81.
Republic of Ireland · Boys22 shared years, 2001–2025
Abdullah held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Alfred in 9.
Highest recorded here: Abdullah #272 in 2025, Alfred #271 in 2020.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Abdullah #272, Alfred #286.
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 | Abdullah | Alfred |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 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 #272 (2025) | Norway · Boys #26 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Abdullah has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Alfred.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Abdullah
Popularity journey
First recorded1954
First recorded at #403 among boys in Norway in 1954 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #146 among boys in England and Wales, in 2015 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #308 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Alfred
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #127 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: #18 among boys in Norway, in 2023 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #26 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys