Amar vs Simeon
Amar and Simeoncompared 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 2024, Amar was ranked #535 and Simeon #1162 among boys in England and Wales.
Amar and Simeon over time
Amar and Simeon appear together in 1 published list, across 29 years of shared records. Amar held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Simeon 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.
Simeon reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Amar 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
Amar and Simeon changed places 11 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2024, ending at #535 and #1162.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Amar #327 in 1997, Simeon #351 in 1996.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Amar held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Simeon in 7.
Highest recorded here: Amar #327 in 1997, Simeon #351 in 1996.
The order changed in 2021: Amar moved ahead. In 2020 they stood at #690 and #690; by 2021 that had become #738 and #1023.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Amar #535, Simeon #1162.
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 | Amar | Simeon |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #394 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #1162 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Amar and Simeon both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Amar
Popularity journey
First recorded1972
First recorded at #505 among boys in Norway in 1972 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #327 among boys in England and Wales, in 1997 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #394 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Simeon
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #351 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 recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #351 among boys in England and Wales, in 1996 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1162 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys