Abdullahi vs Nicolas
Abdullahi and Nicolascompared 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, Abdullahi was ranked #1402 and Nicolas #343 among boys in England and Wales.
Norway · Boys
In 2024, Abdullahi was ranked #418 and Nicolas #408 among boys in Norway.
Abdullahi and Nicolas over time
Abdullahi and Nicolas appear together in 2 published lists, across 78 years of shared records. Nicolas held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Abdullahi 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.
Abdullahi reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Nicolas 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 Nicolas changed places 11 times in Norway · Boys between 1969 and 2024, ending at #418 and #408.
- Longest-running competitions
Abdullahi and Nicolas were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 49 years, from 1969 to 2024, ending at #418 and #408.
List by list
Norway · Boys49 shared years, 1969–2024
Abdullahi held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Nicolas in 41.
Highest recorded here: Abdullahi #245 in 1998, Nicolas #148 in 2015.
The order changed in 2000: Nicolas moved ahead. In 1999 they stood at #252 and #273; by 2000 that had become #273 and #237.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Abdullahi #418, Nicolas #408.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Abdullahi held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Nicolas in 29.
Highest recorded here: Abdullahi #462 in 2006, Nicolas #252 in 2019.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Abdullahi #1402, Nicolas #343.
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 | Nicolas |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | The French form of Nicholas, from Greek elements 'nike' (victory) and 'laos' (people) — literally 'victory of the people'. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Greek, via French transmission |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ni.kɔ.la/ |
| Syllables | 4 | 3 |
| 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) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #211 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 70/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Nicolas has a recorded origin (Greek, via French transmission); Abdullahi does not have one recorded yet.
- Abdullahi has 4 syllables, compared with 3 for Nicolas.
- A meaning is recorded for Nicolas; 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
Nicolas
Popularity journey
First recorded1959
First recorded at #473 among boys in Norway in 1959 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1959–2025
Highest recorded position: #148 among boys in Norway, in 2015 (recorded 1959–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #326 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys