Ahmed vs Cullen
Ahmed and Cullencompared 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 2024, Ahmed was ranked #173 and Cullen #5119 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Ahmed was ranked #272 and Cullen #372 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Ahmed and Cullen over time
Ahmed and Cullen appear together in 2 published lists, across 48 years of shared records. Ahmed held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Cullen 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.
Cullen reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Ahmed 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 · Boys28 shared years, 1996–2024
Ahmed held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Cullen in 0.
Highest recorded here: Ahmed #150 in 2003, Cullen #1052 in 1997.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ahmed #173, Cullen #5119.
Republic of Ireland · Boys20 shared years, 1997–2025
Ahmed held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Cullen in 2.
Highest recorded here: Ahmed #212 in 2002, Cullen #337 in 1997.
The order changed in 2019: Ahmed moved ahead. In 2018 they stood at #435 and #350; by 2019 that had become #466 and #564.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ahmed #272, Cullen #372.
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 | Ahmed | Cullen |
|---|---|---|
| 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, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #221 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #372 (2025) |
| 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
- Ahmed and Cullen both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Ahmed
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #312 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #89 among boys in Norway, in 1985 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #221 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Cullen
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1235 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 recorded1997–2025
Highest recorded position: #337 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1997 (recorded 1997–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #372 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys