Ahmed vs Kenneth

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 Kenneth #968 among boys in England and Wales.

• Norway · Boys

  In 2021, Ahmed was ranked #216 and Kenneth #475 among boys in Norway.

• Northern Ireland · Boys

  In 2001, Ahmed was ranked #243 and Kenneth #280 among boys in Northern Ireland.

• Scotland · Boys

  In 2024, Ahmed was ranked #382 and Kenneth #535 among boys in Scotland.

• Republic of Ireland · Boys

  In 2024, Ahmed was ranked #472 and Kenneth #785 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

Ahmed and Kenneth over time

Ahmed and Kenneth appear together in 3 published lists, across 140 years of shared records. Kenneth held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Ahmed in 1.

The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Kenneth reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 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

• Norway · Boys75 shared years, 1945–2021

  Ahmed held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Kenneth in 54.

  Highest recorded here: Ahmed #89 in 1985, Kenneth #10 in 1979.

  The order changed in 2004: Ahmed moved ahead. In 2003 they stood at #181 and #160; by 2004 that had become #136 and #190.

  Most recent shared year, 2021: Ahmed #216, Kenneth #475.

• Republic of Ireland · Boys36 shared years, 1984–2024

  Ahmed held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Kenneth in 18.

  Highest recorded here: Ahmed #201 in 2001, Kenneth #50 in 1984.

  The order changed in 2019: Ahmed moved ahead. In 2018 they stood at #435 and #369; by 2019 that had become #466 and #646.

  Most recent shared year, 2024: Ahmed #472, Kenneth #785.

• England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024

  Ahmed held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Kenneth in 0.

  Highest recorded here: Ahmed #150 in 2003, Kenneth #345 in 1996.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2024: Ahmed #173, Kenneth #968.

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.

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Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

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How each name got here