Abiola vs Nana
Abiola and Nanacompared 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, Abiola was ranked #423 and Nana #423 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2023, Abiola was ranked #4107 and Nana #827 among boys in England and Wales.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2020, Abiola was ranked #5493 and Nana #1449 among girls in England and Wales.
Abiola and Nana over time
Abiola and Nana appear together in 2 published lists, across 18 years of shared records. Nana held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Abiola 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.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls10 shared years, 1996–2020
Abiola held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Nana in 10.
Highest recorded here: Abiola #2540 in 2002, Nana #790 in 2005.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2020: Abiola #5493, Nana #1449.
England and Wales · Boys8 shared years, 1997–2023
Abiola held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Nana in 8.
Highest recorded here: Abiola #2754 in 2005, Nana #576 in 2004.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Abiola #4107, Nana #827.
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 | Abiola | Nana |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #4107 (2023) | England and Wales · Boys #691 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Abiola has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Nana.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Abiola
Popularity journey
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
Highest recorded2001–2003
Highest recorded position: #409 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2001 (recorded 2001–2003).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #4107 among boys in England and Wales, in 2023.
England and Wales · Boys
Nana
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #974 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 recorded2001–2003
Highest recorded position: #409 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2001 (recorded 2001–2003).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #776 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls