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Abdullah vs Kohan

Abdullah and Kohancompared 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 Kohan #3254 among boys in England and Wales.

  • Northern Ireland · Boys

    In 2024, Abdullah was ranked #404 and Kohan #339 among boys in Northern Ireland.

Abdullah and Kohan over time

Abdullah and Kohan appear together in 1 published list, across 14 years of shared records. Abdullah held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Kohan in 0.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Abdullah reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Kohan 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.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Abdullah #146 in 2015, Kohan #1546 in 2017.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Boys14 shared years, 20072024

    Abdullah held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Kohan in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Abdullah #146 in 2015, Kohan #1546 in 2017.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Abdullah #147, Kohan #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

Side-by-side comparison of Abdullah, Kohan
FieldAbdullahKohan
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
Syllables32
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NOGB-ENW, GB-NIR
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Boys #272 (2025)Northern Ireland · Boys #339 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)76/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/10060/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Abdullah has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Kohan.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR.

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

Kohan

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded2007

    First recorded at #3589 among boys in England and Wales in 2007 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #3254 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Boys