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Abdullah vs Keith

Abdullah and Keithcompared 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, Abdullah was ranked #147 and Keith #3688 among boys in England and Wales.

  • Northern Ireland · Boys

    In 2001, Abdullah was ranked #243 and Keith #218 among boys in Northern Ireland.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys

    In 2025, Abdullah was ranked #272 and Keith #577 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

Abdullah and Keith over time

Abdullah and Keith appear together in 2 published lists, across 53 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.

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.

Keith reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Abdullah 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.

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 Keith changed places 7 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 1996 and 2025, ending at #272 and #577.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 19962024

    Abdullah held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Keith in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Abdullah #146 in 2015, Keith #379 in 1996.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Abdullah #147, Keith #3688.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys24 shared years, 19962025

    Abdullah held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Keith in 16.

    Highest recorded here: Abdullah #272 in 2025, Keith #49 in 1996.

    The order changed in 2025: Abdullah moved ahead. In 2024 they stood at #430 and #430; by 2025 that had become #272 and #577.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Abdullah #272, Keith #577.

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

Side-by-side comparison of Abdullah, Keith
FieldAbdullahKeith
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagemalemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Syllables31
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NOAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Boys #272 (2025)Republic of Ireland · Boys #577 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)76/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Abdullah has 3 syllables, compared with 1 for Keith.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.

How each name got here

Abdullah

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1996–2024

    Highest recorded position: #146 among boys in England and Wales, in 2015 (recorded 1996–2024).

    England and Wales · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #308 among boys in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Boys

Keith

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1952

    First recorded at #40 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1964–2025

    Highest recorded position: #17 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1975 (recorded 1964–2025).

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #577 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys