Adnan vs Yosef
Adnan and Yosefcompared 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 2023, Adnan was ranked #335 and Yosef #317 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2025, Adnan was ranked #585 and Yosef #1035 among boys in England and Wales.
Adnan and Yosef over time
Adnan and Yosef appear together in 2 published lists, across 53 years of shared records. Adnan held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Yosef in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Adnan reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Yosef 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 Yosef changed places 4 times in Norway · Boys between 1974 and 2023, ending at #335 and #317.
- Longest-running competitions
Adnan and Yosef were both ranked in England and Wales · Boys for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #585 and #1035.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys30 shared years, 1996–2025
Adnan held the stronger position in 30 of those years, Yosef in 0.
Highest recorded here: Adnan #337 in 2002, Yosef #908 in 2019.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Adnan #585, Yosef #1035.
Norway · Boys23 shared years, 1974–2023
Adnan held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Yosef in 8.
Highest recorded here: Adnan #264 in 1985, Yosef #293 in 2014.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Adnan #335, Yosef #317.
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 | Yosef |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | England and Wales · Boys #585 (2025) | Norway · Boys #447 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Adnan and Yosef 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 #585 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Yosef
Popularity journey
First recorded1967
First recorded at #549 among boys in Norway in 1967 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1967–2025
Highest recorded position: #293 among boys in Norway, in 2014 (recorded 1967–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1035 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys