Alvin vs Mubarak
Alvin and Mubarakcompared 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 2006, Alvin was ranked #493 and Mubarak #493 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2025, Alvin was ranked #934 and Mubarak #2014 among boys in England and Wales.
Alvin and Mubarak over time
Alvin and Mubarak appear together in 1 published list, across 30 years of shared records. Alvin held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Mubarak in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Alvin reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Mubarak 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Alvin and Mubarak were both ranked in England and Wales · Boys for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #934 and #2014.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Alvin #638 in 2007, Mubarak #1242 in 2008.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys30 shared years, 1996–2025
Alvin held the stronger position in 30 of those years, Mubarak in 0.
Highest recorded here: Alvin #638 in 2007, Mubarak #1242 in 2008.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Alvin #934, Mubarak #2014.
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 | Alvin | Mubarak |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #160 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #2014 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Alvin has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Mubarak.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Alvin
Popularity journey
First recorded1951
First recorded at #373 among boys in Norway in 1951 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1951–2025
Highest recorded position: #126 among boys in Norway, in 2023 (recorded 1951–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #934 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Mubarak
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
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #2014 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys