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Abdullah vs Tomos

Abdullah and Tomoscompared 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 Tomos #747 among boys in England and Wales.

Abdullah and Tomos over time

Abdullah and Tomos appear together in 1 published list, across 29 years of shared records. Abdullah held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Tomos 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.

Tomos 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.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 19962024

    Abdullah held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Tomos in 3.

    Highest recorded here: Abdullah #146 in 2015, Tomos #223 in 1999.

    The order changed in 1999: Abdullah moved ahead. In 1998 they stood at #293 and #242; by 1999 that had become #218 and #223.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Abdullah #147, Tomos #747.

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, Tomos
FieldAbdullahTomos
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
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Boys #272 (2025)England and Wales · Boys #747 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)76/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/10040/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

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

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

Tomos

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #257 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

  2. Highest recorded1996–2024

    Highest recorded position: #223 among boys in England and Wales, in 1999 (recorded 1996–2024).

    England and Wales · Boys

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #747 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Boys