Abdullahi vs Ivan
Abdullahi and Ivancompared 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 Ivan #210 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Abdullahi was ranked #1402 and Ivan #274 among boys in England and Wales.
Abdullahi and Ivan over time
Abdullahi and Ivan appear together in 2 published lists, across 93 years of shared records. Ivan 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.
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 Ivan changed places 4 times in Norway · Boys between 1954 and 2024, ending at #418 and #210.
- Longest-running competitions
Abdullahi and Ivan were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 64 years, from 1954 to 2024, ending at #418 and #210.
List by list
Norway · Boys64 shared years, 1954–2024
Abdullahi held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Ivan in 62.
Highest recorded here: Abdullahi #245 in 1998, Ivan #138 in 1984.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Abdullahi #418, Ivan #210.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Abdullahi held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Ivan in 29.
Highest recorded here: Abdullahi #462 in 2006, Ivan #248 in 2022.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Abdullahi #1402, Ivan #274.
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 | Ivan |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | The Slavic form of John, commonly interpreted as 'God is gracious'. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Old Church Slavic, via Greek Ioannes |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈaɪvən/ |
| 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, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #418 (2024) | Norway · Boys #235 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 70/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ivan has a recorded origin (Old Church Slavic, via Greek Ioannes); Abdullahi does not have one recorded yet.
- Abdullahi has 4 syllables, compared with 2 for Ivan.
- A meaning is recorded for Ivan; Abdullahi doesn't have one written yet.
- 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
Ivan
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #192 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1954–1959
Highest recorded position: #83 among boys in New Zealand, in 1954 (recorded 1954–1959).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #235 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys