Akram vs Ubaid
Akram and Ubaidcompared 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 Ubaid #2671 among boys in England and Wales.
Akram and Ubaid over time
Akram and Ubaid appear together in 1 published list, across 29 years of shared records. Akram held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Ubaid in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Akram reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Ubaid 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Akram and Ubaid changed places 8 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2024, ending at #981 and #2671.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Akram #749 in 2004, Ubaid #982 in 2005.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Akram held the stronger position in 24 of those years, Ubaid in 3.
Highest recorded here: Akram #749 in 2004, Ubaid #982 in 2005.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Akram #981, Ubaid #2671.
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 | Akram | Ubaid |
|---|---|---|
| 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, IE, NO | GB-ENW |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #393 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #2671 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Akram and Ubaid both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
How each name got here
Akram
Popularity journey
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
Highest recorded2024–2025
Highest recorded position: #355 among boys in Norway, in 2024 (recorded 2024–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #393 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Ubaid
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #2357 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 recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #982 among boys in England and Wales, in 2005 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2671 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys