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Akram vs Guto

Akram and Gutocompared 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, Akram was ranked #981 and Guto #1758 among boys in England and Wales.

Akram and Guto over time

Akram and Guto appear together in 1 published list, across 29 years of shared records. Akram held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Guto 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.

Guto reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Akram 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.

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.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Akram #749 in 2004, Guto #907 in 2002.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 19962024

    Akram held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Guto in 6.

    Highest recorded here: Akram #749 in 2004, Guto #907 in 2002.

    The order changed in 2003: Akram moved ahead. In 2002 they stood at #950 and #907; by 2003 that had become #1188 and #1629.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Akram #981, Guto #1758.

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

Side-by-side comparison of Akram, Guto
FieldAkramGuto
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagemalemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, IE, NOGB-ENW
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Boys #393 (2025)England and Wales · Boys #1758 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)94/10095/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/10040/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Akram and Guto both have 2 syllables.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.

How each name got here

Akram

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded2024–2025

    Highest recorded position: #355 among boys in Norway, in 2024 (recorded 2024–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #393 among boys in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Boys

Guto

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1996–2024

    Highest recorded position: #907 among boys in England and Wales, in 2002 (recorded 1996–2024).

    England and Wales · Boys

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #1758 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Boys