Barbara vs Hamdi
Barbara and Hamdicompared 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 · Girls
In 2006, Barbara was ranked #587 and Hamdi #364 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2023, Barbara was ranked #1410 and Hamdi #5687 among girls in England and Wales.
Barbara and Hamdi over time
Barbara and Hamdi appear together in 2 published lists, across 35 years of shared records. Barbara held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Hamdi 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.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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
England and Wales · Girls19 shared years, 1997–2023
Barbara held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Hamdi in 1.
Highest recorded here: Barbara #1015 in 2011, Hamdi #1535 in 2004.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Barbara #1410, Hamdi #5687.
Norway · Girls16 shared years, 1979–2006
Barbara held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Hamdi in 3.
Highest recorded here: Barbara #167 in 1983, Hamdi #328 in 1987.
The order changed in 1996: Hamdi moved ahead. In 1995 they stood at #399 and #518; by 1996 that had become #623 and #527.
Most recent shared year, 2006: Barbara #587, Hamdi #364.
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 | Barbara | Hamdi |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #2000 (2024) | England and Wales · Girls #5687 (2023) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Barbara has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Hamdi.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Barbara
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #271 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1954–1971
Highest recorded position: #10 among girls in New Zealand, in 1954 (recorded 1954–1971).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2000 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Hamdi
Popularity journey
First recorded1979
First recorded at #630 among girls in Norway in 1979 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1979–2011
Highest recorded position: #328 among girls in Norway, in 1987 (recorded 1979–2011).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #5687 among girls in England and Wales, in 2023.
England and Wales · Girls