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Abdulrahman vs Abiola

Abdulrahman and Abiolacompared 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.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys

    In 2003, Abdulrahman was ranked #423 and Abiola #423 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Boys

    In 2023, Abdulrahman was ranked #614 and Abiola #4107 among boys in England and Wales.

Abdulrahman and Abiola over time

Abdulrahman and Abiola appear together in 1 published list, across 8 years of shared records. Abdulrahman held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Abiola in 0.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

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 · Boys8 shared years, 19972023

    Abdulrahman held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Abiola in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Abdulrahman #557 in 2005, Abiola #2754 in 2005.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2023: Abdulrahman #614, Abiola #4107.

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 Abdulrahman, Abiola
FieldAbdulrahmanAbiola
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Syllables43
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NOGB-ENW, IE
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Boys #448 (2025)England and Wales · Boys #4107 (2023)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)58/10088/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/10060/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Abdulrahman has 4 syllables, compared with 3 for Abiola.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.

How each name got here

Abdulrahman

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1960

    First recorded at #468 among boys in Norway in 1960 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1960–2025

    Highest recorded position: #357 among boys in Norway, in 2008 (recorded 1960–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #448 among boys in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Boys

Abiola

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #2683 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Highest recorded2001–2003

    Highest recorded position: #409 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2001 (recorded 2001–2003).

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2023

    Most recently recorded at #4107 among boys in England and Wales, in 2023.

    England and Wales · Boys