Arsalan vs Israr
Arsalan and Israrcompared 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, Arsalan was ranked #1108 and Israr #4270 among boys in England and Wales.
Arsalan and Israr over time
Arsalan and Israr appear together in 1 published list, across 20 years of shared records. Arsalan held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Israr 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.
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
Arsalan and Israr changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2024, ending at #1108 and #4270.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Arsalan #938 in 1996, Israr #938 in 1996.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys20 shared years, 1996–2024
Arsalan held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Israr in 3.
Highest recorded here: Arsalan #938 in 1996, Israr #938 in 1996.
The order changed in 2009: Arsalan moved ahead. In 2008 they stood at #4432 and #3687; by 2009 that had become #2126 and #2837.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Arsalan #1108, Israr #4270.
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 | Arsalan | Israr |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-SCT | GB-ENW |
| Most recent popularity observation | Scotland · Boys #727 (2024) | England and Wales · Boys #4270 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Arsalan has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Israr.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
How each name got here
Arsalan
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #938 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
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1108 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys
Israr
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #938 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: #938 among boys in England and Wales, in 1996 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4270 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys