Amir vs Ismail
Amir and Ismailcompared 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.
Norway · Boys
In 2025, Amir was ranked #130 and Ismail #252 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Amir was ranked #195 and Ismail #286 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Amir was ranked #252 and Ismail #577 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Amir was ranked #382 and Ismail #404 among boys in Scotland.
Amir and Ismail over time
Amir and Ismail appear together in 3 published lists, across 104 years of shared records. Amir held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Ismail in 1.
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.
Ismail reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Amir 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
Amir and Ismail changed places 20 times in Norway · Boys between 1959 and 2025, ending at #130 and #252.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 29 shared years in England and Wales · Boys, Amir and Ismail averaged 57.8 places apart, ending at #195 and #286.
- Longest-running competitions
Amir and Ismail were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 66 years, from 1959 to 2025, ending at #130 and #252.
List by list
Norway · Boys66 shared years, 1959–2025
Amir held the stronger position in 54 of those years, Ismail in 12.
Highest recorded here: Amir #130 in 2025, Ismail #218 in 2007.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Amir #130, Ismail #252.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Amir held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Ismail in 20.
Highest recorded here: Amir #195 in 2024, Ismail #219 in 2004.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Amir #195, Ismail #286.
Republic of Ireland · Boys9 shared years, 2005–2025
Amir held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Ismail in 1.
Highest recorded here: Amir #252 in 2024, Ismail #472 in 2024.
The order changed in 2016: Amir moved ahead. In 2015 they stood at #718 and #616; by 2016 that had become #491 and #601.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Amir #252, Ismail #577.
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 | Amir | Ismail |
|---|---|---|
| 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, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #130 (2025) | Norway · Boys #252 (2025) |
| 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
- Amir and Ismail both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Amir
Popularity journey
First recorded1956
First recorded at #416 among boys in Norway in 1956 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1956–2025
Highest recorded position: #130 among boys in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1956–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #130 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Ismail
Popularity journey
First recorded1949
First recorded at #305 among boys in Norway in 1949 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1949–2025
Highest recorded position: #218 among boys in Norway, in 2007 (recorded 1949–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #252 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys