Alexandru vs Faiz
Alexandru and Faizcompared 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 2025, Alexandru was ranked #658 and Faiz #1538 among boys in England and Wales.
Alexandru and Faiz over time
Alexandru and Faiz appear together in 1 published list, across 27 years of shared records. Alexandru held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Faiz 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.
Faiz reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Alexandru 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 · Boys27 shared years, 1996–2025
Alexandru held the stronger position in 19 of those years, Faiz in 7.
Highest recorded here: Alexandru #270 in 2019, Faiz #954 in 2005.
The order changed in 2007: Alexandru moved ahead. In 2006 they stood at #1892 and #1347; by 2007 that had become #1014 and #1169.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Alexandru #658, Faiz #1538.
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 | Alexandru | Faiz |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | GB-ENW |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #402 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #1538 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 70/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Alexandru has 4 syllables, compared with 1 for Faiz.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
How each name got here
Alexandru
Popularity journey
First recorded1967
First recorded at #520 among boys in Norway in 1967 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1967–2014
Highest recorded position: #253 among boys in Norway, in 1987 (recorded 1967–2014).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #658 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Faiz
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1337 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 recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #954 among boys in England and Wales, in 2005 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1538 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys