Alby vs Angus
Alby and Anguscompared 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.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Alby was ranked #535 and Angus #38 among boys in Scotland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2025, Alby was ranked #896 and Angus #325 among boys in England and Wales.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2023, Alby was ranked #395 and Angus #395 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Alby was ranked #655 and Angus #785 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Alby and Angus over time
Alby and Angus appear together in 1 published list, across 30 years of shared records. Angus held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Alby in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Angus reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Alby 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Alby and Angus were both ranked in England and Wales · Boys for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #896 and #325.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys30 shared years, 1996–2025
Alby held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Angus in 30.
Highest recorded here: Alby #387 in 2016, Angus #137 in 1998.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Alby #896, Angus #325.
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 | Alby | Angus |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #896 (2025) | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #75 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Alby and Angus both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Alby
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #2020 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 recorded2019–2023
Highest recorded position: #334 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2020 (recorded 2019–2023).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #896 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Angus
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #232 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1990–2025
Highest recorded position: #35 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2008 (recorded 1990–2025).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #325 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys