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Abraham vs Olivers

Abraham and Oliverscompared 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, Abraham was ranked #602 and Olivers #3688 among boys in England and Wales.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys

    In 2021, Abraham was ranked #755 and Olivers #755 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

Abraham and Olivers over time

Abraham and Olivers appear together in 1 published list, across 17 years of shared records. Abraham held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Olivers in 0.

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

Olivers 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.

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.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Abraham #454 in 2017, Olivers #1363 in 2016.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Boys17 shared years, 20082024

    Abraham held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Olivers in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Abraham #454 in 2017, Olivers #1363 in 2016.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Abraham #602, Olivers #3688.

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, Olivers
FieldAbrahamOlivers
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
Syllables33
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 #3688 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)82/10082/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/10060/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Abraham and Olivers both have 3 syllables.
  • 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

Olivers

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded2008

    First recorded at #4432 among boys in England and Wales in 2008 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Highest recorded2014–2022

    Highest recorded position: #506 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2019 (recorded 2014–2022).

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #3688 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Boys