Aleksander vs Aydin
Aleksander and Aydincompared 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.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Aleksander was ranked #350 and Aydin #785 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Aleksander was ranked #432 and Aydin #404 among boys in Scotland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Aleksander was ranked #586 and Aydin #560 among boys in England and Wales.
Aleksander and Aydin over time
Aleksander and Aydin appear together in 1 published list, across 29 years of shared records. Aleksander held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Aydin in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
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
Aleksander and Aydin changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2024, ending at #586 and #560.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Aleksander #233 in 2019, Aydin #408 in 2019.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Aleksander held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Aydin in 7.
Highest recorded here: Aleksander #233 in 2019, Aydin #408 in 2019.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Aleksander #586, Aydin #560.
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 | Aleksander | Aydin |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 4 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #117 (2025) | Scotland · Boys #404 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 64/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Aleksander has 4 syllables, compared with 2 for Aydin.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Aleksander
Popularity journey
First recorded1953
First recorded at #355 among boys in Norway in 1953 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1953–2025
Highest recorded position: #26 among boys in Norway, in 1986 (recorded 1953–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #117 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Aydin
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
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #560 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys