Adnan vs Dragan
Adnan and Dragancompared 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 1988, Adnan was ranked #319 and Dragan #624 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2002, Adnan was ranked #337 and Dragan #3225 among boys in England and Wales.
Adnan and Dragan over time
Adnan and Dragan appear together in 1 published list, across 22 years of shared records. Adnan held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Dragan 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.
Dragan reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Adnan 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
Adnan and Dragan changed places 5 times in Norway · Boys between 1958 and 1988, ending at #319 and #624.
List by list
Norway · Boys22 shared years, 1958–1988
Adnan held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Dragan in 4.
Highest recorded here: Adnan #225 in 1984, Dragan #370 in 1975.
The order changed in 1975: Adnan moved ahead. In 1974 they stood at #589 and #456; by 1975 that had become #366 and #370.
Most recent shared year, 1988: Adnan #319, Dragan #624.
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 | Adnan | Dragan |
|---|---|---|
| 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, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #676 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #3225 (2002) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Adnan and Dragan both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Adnan
Popularity journey
First recorded1954
First recorded at #405 among boys in Norway in 1954 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1954–2023
Highest recorded position: #225 among boys in Norway, in 1984 (recorded 1954–2023).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #676 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Dragan
Popularity journey
First recorded1955
First recorded at #414 among boys in Norway in 1955 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1955–1988
Highest recorded position: #370 among boys in Norway, in 1975 (recorded 1955–1988).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2002
Most recently recorded at #3225 among boys in England and Wales, in 2002.
England and Wales · Boys