Allan vs Shuaib
Allan and Shuaibcompared 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, Allan was ranked #3684 and Shuaib #2664 among boys in England and Wales.
Allan and Shuaib over time
Allan and Shuaib appear together in 1 published list, across 30 years of shared records. Allan held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Shuaib 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.
Allan reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Shuaib 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
Allan and Shuaib changed places 7 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2025, ending at #3684 and #2664.
- Longest-running competitions
Allan and Shuaib were both ranked in England and Wales · Boys for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #3684 and #2664.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys30 shared years, 1996–2025
Allan held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Shuaib in 6.
Highest recorded here: Allan #489 in 1996, Shuaib #639 in 1999.
The order changed in 2024: Shuaib moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #1799 and #2813; by 2024 that had become #1951 and #1758.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Allan #3684, Shuaib #2664.
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 | Allan | Shuaib |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #418 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #2664 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Allan has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Shuaib.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
How each name got here
Allan
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #323 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1952–1985
Highest recorded position: #31 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1952 (recorded 1952–1985).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #3684 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Shuaib
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #938 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: #639 among boys in England and Wales, in 1999 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #2664 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys