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Aws vs Graham

Aws and Grahamcompared 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, Aws was ranked #3254 and Graham #5119 among boys in England and Wales.

Aws and Graham over time

Aws and Graham appear together in 1 published list, across 12 years of shared records. Graham held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Aws 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.

Graham reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Aws 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.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Aws #1879 in 2022, Graham #1391 in 2021.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Boys12 shared years, 20102024

    Aws held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Graham in 10.

    Highest recorded here: Aws #1879 in 2022, Graham #1391 in 2021.

    The order changed in 2024: Aws moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #2546 and #1533; by 2024 that had become #3254 and #5119.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Aws #3254, Graham #5119.

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

Side-by-side comparison of Aws, Graham
FieldAwsGraham
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagemalemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recorded
Syllables12
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENWAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Boys #3254 (2024)Scotland · Boys #727 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)95/10088/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)40/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Aws has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Graham.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.

How each name got here

Aws

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded2010

    First recorded at #4678 among boys in England and Wales in 2010 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Highest recorded2010–2024

    Highest recorded position: #1879 among boys in England and Wales, in 2022 (recorded 2010–2024).

    England and Wales · Boys

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #3254 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Boys

Graham

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1952

    First recorded at #20 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1952–1979

    Highest recorded position: #20 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1952 (recorded 1952–1979).

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #5119 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Boys