Alexandru vs Sultan
Alexandru and Sultancompared 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 2023, Alexandru was ranked #303 and Sultan #770 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2025, Alexandru was ranked #658 and Sultan #360 among boys in England and Wales.
Alexandru and Sultan over time
Alexandru and Sultan appear together in 2 published lists, across 38 years of shared records. Alexandru held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Sultan in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Alexandru reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Sultan 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
Alexandru and Sultan changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2025, ending at #658 and #360.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Alexandru #267 in 2002, Sultan #375 in 2003.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys27 shared years, 1996–2025
Alexandru held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Sultan in 11.
Highest recorded here: Alexandru #270 in 2019, Sultan #360 in 2025.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Alexandru #658, Sultan #360.
Republic of Ireland · Boys11 shared years, 2001–2023
Alexandru held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Sultan in 1.
Highest recorded here: Alexandru #267 in 2002, Sultan #375 in 2003.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Alexandru #303, Sultan #770.
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 | Sultan |
|---|---|---|
| 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, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #402 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #360 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 70/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Alexandru has 4 syllables, compared with 2 for Sultan.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
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
Sultan
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #3795 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #360 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #360 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys