Abdullahi vs Amin
Abdullahi and Amincompared 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 Amin #316 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Abdullahi was ranked #1402 and Amin #826 among boys in England and Wales.
Abdullahi and Amin over time
Abdullahi and Amin appear together in 2 published lists, across 74 years of shared records. Abdullahi held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Amin 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.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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 Amin changed places 6 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2024, ending at #1402 and #826.
- Longest-running competitions
Abdullahi and Amin were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 45 years, from 1969 to 2024, ending at #418 and #316.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Boys within 2 years — Abdullahi #245 in 1998, Amin #274 in 2000.
List by list
Norway · Boys45 shared years, 1969–2024
Abdullahi held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Amin in 17.
Highest recorded here: Abdullahi #245 in 1998, Amin #274 in 2000.
The order changed in 2020: Amin moved ahead. In 2019 they stood at #362 and #472; by 2020 that had become #394 and #310.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Abdullahi #418, Amin #316.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Abdullahi held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Amin in 10.
Highest recorded here: Abdullahi #462 in 2006, Amin #526 in 1998.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Abdullahi #1402, Amin #826.
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 | Amin |
|---|---|---|
| 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, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #418 (2024) | Norway · Boys #347 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 70/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Abdullahi has 4 syllables, compared with 2 for Amin.
- 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
Amin
Popularity journey
First recorded1969
First recorded at #502 among boys in Norway in 1969 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1969–2025
Highest recorded position: #274 among boys in Norway, in 2000 (recorded 1969–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #347 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys