Albie vs Igor

Albie and Igorcompared 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, Albie was ranked #19 and Igor #1199 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Albie was ranked #179 and Igor #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2018, Albie was ranked #416 and Igor #365 among boys in Northern Ireland.

Albie and Igor over time

Albie and Igor appear together in 2 published lists, across 36 years of shared records. Albie held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Igor 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.

Igor reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Albie 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.

List by list

England and Wales · Boys26 shared years, 1996–2024
Albie held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Igor in 0.
Highest recorded here: Albie #19 in 2024, Igor #397 in 2014.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Albie #19, Igor #1199.
Republic of Ireland · Boys10 shared years, 2014–2025
Albie held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Igor in 4.
Highest recorded here: Albie #179 in 2025, Igor #252 in 2014.
The order changed in 2019: Albie moved ahead. In 2018 they stood at #471 and #435; by 2019 that had become #402 and #564.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Albie #179, Igor #829.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Albie

Pairs where Albie shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Jack vs Albie
Both reached their highest recorded position in Northern Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Jack #1 in 2021, Albie #70 in 2023.
Jack · Albie · 10 shared years, 2015–2024 · Peaked in the same years
See the 2023 Northern Ireland ranking
Muhammad vs Albie
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Muhammad #1 in 2023, Albie #19 in 2024.
Muhammad · Albie · 29 shared years, 1996–2024 · Peaked in the same years
See the 2024 England and Wales ranking
Alexander vs Albie
Alexander and Albie averaged 19.1 places apart in Scotland · Boys, and 308 places apart in England and Wales · Boys.
Alexander · Albie · 29 shared years, 1996–2024 · Close in one country, far apart in another

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Albie, Igor
Field	Albie	Igor
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	GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO
Most recent popularity observation	Republic of Ireland · Boys #179 (2025)	Republic of Ireland · Boys #829 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	94/100	95/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Albie and Igor both have 2 syllables.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.

How each name got here

Albie

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #853 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: #19 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #179 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys

Igor

Popularity journey

First recorded1958
First recorded at #421 among boys in Norway in 1958 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded2006–2025
Highest recorded position: #170 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2011 (recorded 2006–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys