Abraham vs Makar
Abraham and Makarcompared 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 2024, Abraham was ranked #520 and Makar #785 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2025, Abraham was ranked #627 and Makar #5137 among boys in England and Wales.
Abraham and Makar over time
Abraham and Makar appear together in 1 published list, across 8 years of shared records. Abraham held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Makar in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Abraham reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Makar 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 · Boys8 shared years, 2012–2025
Abraham held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Makar in 0.
Highest recorded here: Abraham #470 in 2015, Makar #2443 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Abraham #627, Makar #5137.
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 | Abraham | Makar |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #485 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #5137 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Abraham has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Makar.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Abraham
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #379 among boys in Norway in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1974–2024
Highest recorded position: #313 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2002 (recorded 1974–2024).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #627 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Makar
Popularity journey
First recorded2012
First recorded at #3987 among boys in England and Wales in 2012 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2022–2024
Highest recorded position: #584 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2023 (recorded 2022–2024).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #5137 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys