Abdulrahman vs Samar
Abdulrahman and Samarcompared 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, Abdulrahman was ranked #622 and Samar #1951 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2023, Abdulrahman was ranked #770 and Samar #660 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Abdulrahman and Samar over time
Abdulrahman and Samar appear together in 1 published list, across 21 years of shared records. Abdulrahman held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Samar in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Abdulrahman reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Samar 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.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys21 shared years, 1996–2024
Abdulrahman held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Samar in 0.
Highest recorded here: Abdulrahman #486 in 2010, Samar #1012 in 2014.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Abdulrahman #622, Samar #1951.
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 | Samar |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | Used for both boys and girls |
| 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, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #448 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #1951 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 58/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Abdulrahman has 4 syllables, compared with 2 for Samar.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
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
Samar
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #2350 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
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2253 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls