Ammar vs Yousef
Ammar and Yousefcompared 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, Ammar was ranked #487 and Yousef #231 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2025, Ammar was ranked #606 and Yousef #422 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2023, Ammar was ranked #770 and Yousef #584 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Ammar and Yousef over time
Ammar and Yousef appear together in 2 published lists, across 65 years of shared records. Yousef held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Ammar in 0.
The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Ammar reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Yousef 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
Ammar and Yousef changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2025, ending at #606 and #422.
- Longest-running competitions
Ammar and Yousef were both ranked in England and Wales · Boys for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #606 and #422.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Ammar #579 in 2023, Yousef #412 in 2024.
List by list
Norway · Boys35 shared years, 1973–2025
Ammar held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Yousef in 25.
Highest recorded here: Ammar #362 in 2002, Yousef #193 in 2022.
The order changed in 2005: Yousef moved ahead. In 2004 they stood at #363 and #390; by 2005 that had become #447 and #357.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ammar #487, Yousef #231.
England and Wales · Boys30 shared years, 1996–2025
Ammar held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Yousef in 21.
Highest recorded here: Ammar #579 in 2023, Yousef #412 in 2024.
The order changed in 2010: Yousef moved ahead. In 2009 they stood at #682 and #809; by 2010 that had become #706 and #566.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ammar #606, Yousef #422.
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 | Ammar | Yousef |
|---|---|---|
| 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, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #487 (2025) | Norway · Boys #231 (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 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ammar and Yousef both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Ammar
Popularity journey
First recorded1969
First recorded at #503 among boys in Norway in 1969 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1969–2025
Highest recorded position: #362 among boys in Norway, in 2002 (recorded 1969–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #606 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Yousef
Popularity journey
First recorded1970
First recorded at #516 among boys in Norway in 1970 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1970–2025
Highest recorded position: #193 among boys in Norway, in 2022 (recorded 1970–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #422 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys