Abdulrahman vs Alan
Abdulrahman and Alancompared 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 2025, Abdulrahman was ranked #509 and Alan #232 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Norway · Boys
In 2025, Abdulrahman was ranked #448 and Alan #274 among boys in Norway.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Abdulrahman was ranked #535 and Alan #352 among boys in Scotland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Abdulrahman was ranked #622 and Alan #592 among boys in England and Wales.
Abdulrahman and Alan over time
Abdulrahman and Alan appear together in 3 published lists, across 76 years of shared records. Alan held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Abdulrahman 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
Abdulrahman and Alan changed places 8 times in Norway · Boys between 1960 and 2025, ending at #448 and #274.
- Longest-running competitions
Abdulrahman and Alan were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 37 years, from 1960 to 2025, ending at #448 and #274.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Abdulrahman #409 in 2001, Alan #59 in 2001.
List by list
Norway · Boys37 shared years, 1960–2025
Abdulrahman held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Alan in 33.
Highest recorded here: Abdulrahman #357 in 2008, Alan #184 in 2015.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Abdulrahman #448, Alan #274.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Abdulrahman held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Alan in 29.
Highest recorded here: Abdulrahman #486 in 2010, Alan #163 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Abdulrahman #622, Alan #592.
Republic of Ireland · Boys10 shared years, 2001–2025
Abdulrahman held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Alan in 10.
Highest recorded here: Abdulrahman #409 in 2001, Alan #59 in 2001.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Abdulrahman #509, Alan #232.
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 | Abdulrahman | Alan |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Exact meaning uncertain — possibly Brythonic for 'little rock', or from the tribal name of the Alans, an Iranian people who migrated into Europe in the 4th-5th centuries. Used in Brittany from at least the 6th century, brought to England by Breton settlers after the Norman Conquest. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Uncertain (Brythonic or Alan-tribal) |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈæl.ən/ |
| Syllables | 4 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #448 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #232 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 58/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Alan has a recorded origin (Uncertain (Brythonic or Alan-tribal)); Abdulrahman does not have one recorded yet.
- Abdulrahman has 4 syllables, compared with 2 for Alan.
- A meaning is recorded for Alan; Abdulrahman doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Abdulrahman
Popularity journey
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
Highest recorded1960–2025
Highest recorded position: #357 among boys in Norway, in 2008 (recorded 1960–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #448 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Alan
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #253 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #9 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1975 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #274 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys