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Abraham vs Nasim

Abraham and Nasimcompared 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 2000, Abraham was ranked #390 and Nasim #390 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Boys

    In 2024, Abraham was ranked #602 and Nasim #5119 among boys in England and Wales.

Abraham and Nasim over time

Abraham and Nasim appear together in 1 published list, across 22 years of shared records. Abraham held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Nasim in 0.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Nasim reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Abraham 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 · Boys22 shared years, 19962024

    Abraham held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Nasim in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Abraham #374 in 2004, Nasim #1052 in 1997.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Abraham #602, Nasim #5119.

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

Side-by-side comparison of Abraham, Nasim
FieldAbrahamNasim
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagemalemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Syllables32
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NOGB-ENW, IE
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Boys #485 (2025)England and Wales · Boys #5119 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)82/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/10060/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Abraham has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Nasim.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.

How each name got here

Abraham

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1974–2024

    Highest recorded position: #313 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2002 (recorded 1974–2024).

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #485 among boys in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Boys

Nasim

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #2020 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

  2. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #5119 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Boys