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Ahmad vs Kasen

Ahmad and Kasencompared 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 2025, Ahmad was ranked #218 and Kasen #2014 among boys in England and Wales.

  • Northern Ireland · Boys

    In 2023, Ahmad was ranked #395 and Kasen #348 among boys in Northern Ireland.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys

    In 2025, Ahmad was ranked #348 and Kasen #676 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

Ahmad and Kasen over time

Ahmad and Kasen appear together in 1 published list, across 16 years of shared records. Ahmad held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Kasen in 0.

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

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 — Ahmad #218 in 2025, Kasen #2014 in 2025.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Boys16 shared years, 20072025

    Ahmad held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Kasen in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Ahmad #218 in 2025, Kasen #2014 in 2025.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Ahmad #218, Kasen #2014.

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 Ahmad, Kasen
FieldAhmadKasen
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
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NOGB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Boys #218 (2025)Republic of Ireland · Boys #676 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)94/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Ahmad and Kasen both have 2 syllables.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.

How each name got here

Ahmad

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1947

    First recorded at #348 among boys in Norway in 1947 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1947–2025

    Highest recorded position: #118 among boys in Norway, in 1993 (recorded 1947–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #218 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Kasen

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded2007

    First recorded at #3589 among boys in England and Wales in 2007 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Highest recorded2020–2023

    Highest recorded position: #348 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2023 (recorded 2020–2023).

    Northern Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #2014 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys