Anwar vs Kim
Anwar and Kimcompared 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 2015, Anwar was ranked #485 and Kim #287 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 1996, Anwar was ranked #3795 and Kim #382 among girls in England and Wales.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2015, Anwar was ranked #1186 and Kim #4747 among boys in England and Wales.
Anwar and Kim over time
Anwar and Kim appear together in 2 published lists, across 41 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
Kim reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Anwar 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.
List by list
Norway · Boys24 shared years, 1967–2015
Anwar held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Kim in 24.
Highest recorded here: Anwar #446 in 2003, Kim #12 in 1984.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2015: Anwar #485, Kim #287.
England and Wales · Boys17 shared years, 1996–2015
Anwar held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Kim in 1.
Highest recorded here: Anwar #793 in 2006, Kim #1168 in 1996.
The order changed in 2003: Anwar moved ahead. In 2002 they stood at #1519 and #1519; by 2003 that had become #1132 and #2189.
Most recent shared year, 2015: Anwar #1186, Kim #4747.
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 | Anwar | Kim |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | Used for both boys and girls |
| 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, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #1595 (2024) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #736 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Anwar has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Kim.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Anwar
Popularity journey
First recorded1967
First recorded at #486 among boys in Norway in 1967 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1967–2015
Highest recorded position: #446 among boys in Norway, in 2003 (recorded 1967–2015).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1595 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys
Kim
Popularity journey
First recorded1951
First recorded at #344 among girls in Norway in 1951 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1958–1985
Highest recorded position: #5 among girls in New Zealand, in 1968 (recorded 1958–1985).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4192 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls