Abdullah vs Prince
Abdullah and Princecompared 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 Prince #545 among boys in England and Wales.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Abdullah was ranked #246 and Prince #619 among boys in Scotland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2020, Abdullah was ranked #433 and Prince #741 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Abdullah and Prince over time
Abdullah and Prince appear together in 2 published lists, across 48 years of shared records. Abdullah held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Prince 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.
Prince reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 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 Prince changed places 11 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 2001 and 2020, ending at #433 and #741.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Abdullah #273 in 2001, Prince #273 in 2001.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Abdullah held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Prince in 0.
Highest recorded here: Abdullah #146 in 2015, Prince #398 in 2004.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Abdullah #147, Prince #545.
Republic of Ireland · Boys19 shared years, 2001–2020
Abdullah held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Prince in 4.
Highest recorded here: Abdullah #273 in 2001, Prince #273 in 2001.
The order changed in 2016: Abdullah moved ahead. In 2015 they stood at #554 and #554; by 2016 that had become #313 and #491.
Most recent shared year, 2020: Abdullah #433, Prince #741.
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 | Prince |
|---|---|---|
| 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-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #272 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #545 (2024) |
| 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 Prince.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE.
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
Prince
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #755 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2001–2020
Highest recorded position: #273 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2001 (recorded 2001–2020).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #545 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys