Adil vs Ismail
Adil and Ismailcompared 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.
Norway · Boys
In 2025, Adil was ranked #449 and Ismail #252 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Adil was ranked #945 and Ismail #286 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Adil was ranked #676 and Ismail #577 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Adil and Ismail over time
Adil and Ismail appear together in 2 published lists, across 65 years of shared records. Ismail held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Adil in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
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.
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.
- Longest-running competitions
Adil and Ismail were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 36 years, from 1965 to 2025, ending at #449 and #252.
List by list
Norway · Boys36 shared years, 1965–2025
Adil held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Ismail in 36.
Highest recorded here: Adil #396 in 2015, Ismail #218 in 2007.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Adil #449, Ismail #252.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Adil held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Ismail in 22.
Highest recorded here: Adil #231 in 2001, Ismail #219 in 2004.
The order changed in 2004: Ismail moved ahead. In 2003 they stood at #235 and #252; by 2004 that had become #283 and #219.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Adil #945, Ismail #286.
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 | Adil | Ismail |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #449 (2025) | Norway · Boys #252 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Adil and Ismail both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Adil
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #511 among boys in Norway in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #231 among boys in England and Wales, in 2001 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #449 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Ismail
Popularity journey
First recorded1949
First recorded at #305 among boys in Norway in 1949 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1949–2025
Highest recorded position: #218 among boys in Norway, in 2007 (recorded 1949–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #252 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys