Abdullahi vs Alfred
Abdullahi 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 2024, Abdullahi was ranked #418 and Alfred #22 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Abdullahi was ranked #1402 and Alfred #81 among boys in England and Wales.
Abdullahi and Alfred over time
Abdullahi and Alfred appear together in 2 published lists, across 87 years of shared records. Alfred held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Abdullahi in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Abdullahi reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Alfred 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
Abdullahi and Alfred changed places 16 times in Norway · Boys between 1954 and 2024, ending at #418 and #22.
- Mirrored each other
Over 29 shared years in England and Wales · Boys, Alfred rose about as far as Abdullahi fell — from #818 and #218 in 1996 to #1402 and #81 in 2024.
- Longest-running competitions
Abdullahi and Alfred were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 58 years, from 1954 to 2024, ending at #418 and #22.
List by list
Norway · Boys58 shared years, 1954–2024
Abdullahi held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Alfred in 41.
Highest recorded here: Abdullahi #245 in 1998, Alfred #18 in 2023.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Abdullahi #418, Alfred #22.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Abdullahi held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Alfred in 29.
Highest recorded here: Abdullahi #462 in 2006, Alfred #76 in 2023.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Abdullahi #1402, Alfred #81.
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 | Abdullahi | 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 | 4 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #418 (2024) | Norway · Boys #26 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 70/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Abdullahi has 4 syllables, compared with 2 for Alfred.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Abdullahi
Popularity journey
First recorded1954
First recorded at #404 among boys in Norway in 1954 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1954–2024
Highest recorded position: #245 among boys in Norway, in 1998 (recorded 1954–2024).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1402 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · 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