Andrei vs Raul
Andrei and Raulcompared 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, Andrei was ranked #538 and Raul #1402 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Andrei was ranked #655 and Raul #785 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Andrei and Raul over time
Andrei and Raul appear together in 2 published lists, across 44 years of shared records. Andrei held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Raul in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Raul reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Andrei 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
Andrei and Raul changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2024, ending at #538 and #1402.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Andrei #263 in 2019, Raul #673 in 2017.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys28 shared years, 1996–2024
Andrei held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Raul in 9.
Highest recorded here: Andrei #263 in 2019, Raul #673 in 2017.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Andrei #538, Raul #1402.
Republic of Ireland · Boys16 shared years, 2002–2024
Andrei held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Raul in 1.
Highest recorded here: Andrei #239 in 2022, Raul #382 in 2014.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Andrei #655, Raul #785.
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 | Andrei | Raul |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Scotland · Boys #535 (2024) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #785 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Andrei has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Raul.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Andrei
Popularity journey
First recorded1969
First recorded at #550 among boys in Norway in 1969 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1998–2024
Highest recorded position: #239 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2022 (recorded 1998–2024).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #538 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys
Raul
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1765 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 recorded2002–2024
Highest recorded position: #382 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2014 (recorded 2002–2024).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1402 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys