Abel vs Maison
Abel and Maisoncompared 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, Abel was ranked #166 and Maison #2443 among boys in England and Wales.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2016, Abel was ranked #253 and Maison #421 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Abel was ranked #374 and Maison #655 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Abel and Maison over time
Abel and Maison appear together in 2 published lists, across 41 years of shared records. Abel held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Maison in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Maison reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Abel 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
Abel and Maison changed places 6 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2024, ending at #166 and #2443.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Abel held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Maison in 11.
Highest recorded here: Abel #153 in 2023, Maison #364 in 2012.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Abel #166, Maison #2443.
Republic of Ireland · Boys12 shared years, 2009–2024
Abel held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Maison in 1.
Highest recorded here: Abel #329 in 2022, Maison #508 in 2014.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Abel #374, Maison #655.
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 | Abel | Maison |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #110 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #655 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Abel and Maison both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Abel
Popularity journey
First recorded1977
First recorded at #581 among boys in Norway in 1977 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1977–2025
Highest recorded position: #82 among boys in Norway, in 2021 (recorded 1977–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #110 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Maison
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1765 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2009–2016
Highest recorded position: #273 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2012 (recorded 2009–2016).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2443 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys