Alasdair vs Sufyaan
Alasdair and Sufyaancompared 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, Alasdair was ranked #1705 and Sufyaan #1406 among boys in England and Wales.
Alasdair and Sufyaan over time
Alasdair and Sufyaan appear together in 1 published list, across 30 years of shared records. Sufyaan held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Alasdair 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.
Alasdair reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Sufyaan 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
Alasdair and Sufyaan changed places 7 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2025, ending at #1705 and #1406.
- Longest-running competitions
Alasdair and Sufyaan were both ranked in England and Wales · Boys for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #1705 and #1406.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys30 shared years, 1996–2025
Alasdair held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Sufyaan in 15.
Highest recorded here: Alasdair #335 in 1996, Sufyaan #534 in 2002.
The order changed in 2024: Sufyaan moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #1533 and #1610; by 2024 that had become #1595 and #1199.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Alasdair #1705, Sufyaan #1406.
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 | Alasdair | Sufyaan |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | GB-ENW |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #1705 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #1406 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Alasdair has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Sufyaan.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
How each name got here
Alasdair
Popularity journey
First recorded1979
First recorded at #324 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1979 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1705 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Sufyaan
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1168 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 recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #534 among boys in England and Wales, in 2002 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1406 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys