Aqib vs Kaleem
Aqib and Kaleemcompared 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, Aqib was ranked #2671 and Kaleem #2088 among boys in England and Wales.
Aqib and Kaleem over time
Aqib and Kaleem appear together in 1 published list, across 29 years of shared records. Aqib held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Kaleem 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.
Aqib reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Kaleem 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
Aqib and Kaleem changed places 9 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2024, ending at #2671 and #2088.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Aqib held the stronger position in 19 of those years, Kaleem in 6.
Highest recorded here: Aqib #358 in 1997, Kaleem #751 in 2001.
The order changed in 2024: Kaleem moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #2160 and #4107; by 2024 that had become #2671 and #2088.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Aqib #2671, Kaleem #2088.
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 | Aqib | Kaleem |
|---|---|---|
| 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-ENW |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #2671 (2024) | England and Wales · Boys #1705 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Aqib and Kaleem both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
How each name got here
Aqib
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #369 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: #358 among boys in England and Wales, in 1997 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2671 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys
Kaleem
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #976 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 recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #751 among boys in England and Wales, in 2001 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1705 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys