Adil vs Karl
Adil and Karlcompared 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 Karl #179 among boys in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Adil was ranked #676 and Karl #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Adil was ranked #945 and Karl #2088 among boys in England and Wales.
Adil and Karl over time
Adil and Karl appear together in 2 published lists, across 65 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
Karl reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Adil 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Adil and Karl changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2024, ending at #945 and #2088.
- Longest-running competitions
Adil and Karl were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 36 years, from 1965 to 2025, ending at #449 and #179.
List by list
Norway · Boys36 shared years, 1965–2025
Adil held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Karl in 36.
Highest recorded here: Adil #396 in 2015, Karl #64 in 1965.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Adil #449, Karl #179.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Adil held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Karl in 8.
Highest recorded here: Adil #231 in 2001, Karl #110 in 1996.
The order changed in 2011: Adil moved ahead. In 2010 they stood at #615 and #566; by 2011 that had become #615 and #626.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Adil #945, Karl #2088.
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 | Karl |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #449 (2025) | Norway · Boys #179 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Adil has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Karl.
- 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
Karl
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #35 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1962–1994
Highest recorded position: #33 among boys in New Zealand, in 1973 (recorded 1962–1994).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #179 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys