Ahmad vs Thom
Ahmad and Thomcompared 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 2019, Ahmad was ranked #285 and Thom #3937 among boys in England and Wales.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2020, Ahmad was ranked #392 and Thom #334 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2012, Ahmad was ranked #430 and Thom #616 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Ahmad and Thom over time
Ahmad and Thom appear together in 1 published list, across 23 years of shared records. Ahmad held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Thom in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Thom reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Ahmad 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.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys23 shared years, 1996–2019
Ahmad held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Thom in 0.
Highest recorded here: Ahmad #264 in 2005, Thom #1055 in 1998.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2019: Ahmad #285, Thom #3937.
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 | Ahmad | Thom |
|---|---|---|
| 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, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #292 (2025) | Northern Ireland · Boys #334 (2020) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ahmad has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Thom.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Ahmad
Popularity journey
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
Highest recorded1947–2025
Highest recorded position: #118 among boys in Norway, in 1993 (recorded 1947–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #292 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Thom
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1591 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2013–2020
Highest recorded position: #334 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2020 (recorded 2013–2020).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2020
Most recently recorded at #334 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2020.
Northern Ireland · Boys