Ahmed vs Timmy
Ahmed and Timmycompared 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 Timmy #5119 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Ahmed was ranked #272 and Timmy #676 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Ahmed and Timmy over time
Ahmed and Timmy appear together in 2 published lists, across 45 years of shared records. Ahmed held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Timmy 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.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys24 shared years, 1996–2024
Ahmed held the stronger position in 24 of those years, Timmy in 0.
Highest recorded here: Ahmed #150 in 2003, Timmy #1765 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ahmed #173, Timmy #5119.
Republic of Ireland · Boys21 shared years, 1999–2025
Ahmed held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Timmy in 1.
Highest recorded here: Ahmed #212 in 2002, Timmy #317 in 2008.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ahmed #272, Timmy #676.
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 | Timmy |
|---|---|---|
| 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 #676 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ahmed and Timmy 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
Timmy
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1765 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 recorded1999–2025
Highest recorded position: #317 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2008 (recorded 1999–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #676 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys