Alby vs Thom
Alby and Thomcompared 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.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2020, Alby was ranked #334 and Thom #334 among boys in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2019, Alby was ranked #501 and Thom #3937 among boys in England and Wales.
Alby and Thom over time
Alby and Thom appear together in 1 published list, across 23 years of shared records. Alby held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Thom 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.
Thom 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Alby and Thom changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2019, ending at #501 and #3937.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys23 shared years, 1996–2019
Alby held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Thom in 7.
Highest recorded here: Alby #387 in 2016, Thom #1055 in 1998.
The order changed in 2005: Alby moved ahead. In 2004 they stood at #1878 and #1498; by 2005 that had become #1299 and #1851.
Most recent shared year, 2019: Alby #501, Thom #3937.
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 | Thom |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Scotland · Boys #535 (2024) | Northern Ireland · Boys #334 (2020) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Alby has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Thom.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, 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 recent2024
Most recently recorded at #702 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys
Thom
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 recorded2013–2020
Highest recorded position: #334 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2020 (recorded 2013–2020).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2020
Most recently recorded at #334 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2020.
Northern Ireland · Boys