Ahmed vs Griffin
Ahmed and Griffincompared 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, Ahmed was ranked #168 and Griffin #1035 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2023, Ahmed was ranked #303 and Griffin #770 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Ahmed and Griffin over time
Ahmed and Griffin appear together in 2 published lists, across 38 years of shared records. Ahmed held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Griffin in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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.
- Longest-running competitions
Ahmed and Griffin were both ranked in England and Wales · Boys for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #168 and #1035.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys30 shared years, 1996–2025
Ahmed held the stronger position in 30 of those years, Griffin in 0.
Highest recorded here: Ahmed #150 in 2003, Griffin #871 in 2021.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ahmed #168, Griffin #1035.
Republic of Ireland · Boys8 shared years, 1998–2023
Ahmed held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Griffin in 0.
Highest recorded here: Ahmed #214 in 2004, Griffin #274 in 2000.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Ahmed #303, Griffin #770.
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 | Griffin |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | England and Wales · Boys #168 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #1035 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ahmed and Griffin 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 #168 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Griffin
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1458 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 recorded1998–2023
Highest recorded position: #274 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2000 (recorded 1998–2023).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1035 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys