Abigale vs Nur
Abigale and Nurcompared 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 · Girls
In 2013, Abigale was ranked #894 and Nur #747 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2018, Abigale was ranked #4684 and Nur #1343 among girls in England and Wales.
Abigale and Nur over time
Abigale and Nur appear together in 1 published list, across 20 years of shared records. Nur held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Abigale 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.
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
Abigale and Nur changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2018, ending at #4684 and #1343.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Abigale #874 in 1997, Nur #850 in 1997.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls20 shared years, 1996–2018
Abigale held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Nur in 13.
Highest recorded here: Abigale #874 in 1997, Nur #850 in 1997.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2018: Abigale #4684, Nur #1343.
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 | Abigale | Nur |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | 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 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #4684 (2018) | England and Wales · Girls #1160 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Abigale has 4 syllables, compared with 1 for Nur.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Abigale
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1072 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
Highest recorded2001–2013
Highest recorded position: #606 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2001 (recorded 2001–2013).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2018
Most recently recorded at #4684 among girls in England and Wales, in 2018.
England and Wales · Girls
Nur
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #869 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
Highest recorded2008–2013
Highest recorded position: #747 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2013 (recorded 2008–2013).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1160 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls