Alban vs Bobbie
Alban and Bobbiecompared 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, Alban was ranked #1758 and Bobbie #924 among boys in England and Wales.
Alban and Bobbie over time
Alban and Bobbie appear together in 1 published list, across 28 years of shared records. Bobbie held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Alban in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Bobbie reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Alban 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
Alban and Bobbie changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1997 and 2024, ending at #1758 and #924.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys28 shared years, 1997–2024
Alban held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Bobbie in 22.
Highest recorded here: Alban #974 in 2019, Bobbie #704 in 2012.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Alban #1758, Bobbie #924.
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 | Alban | Bobbie |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | Used for both boys and girls |
| 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-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #1758 (2024) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #829 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Alban and Bobbie both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
How each name got here
Alban
Popularity journey
First recorded1997
First recorded at #1761 among boys in England and Wales in 1997 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1997–2024
Highest recorded position: #974 among boys in England and Wales, in 2019 (recorded 1997–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1758 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys
Bobbie
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #448 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2004–2024
Highest recorded position: #238 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2004 (recorded 2004–2024).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys