Bilal vs Roger
Bilal and Rogercompared 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 2013, Bilal was ranked #306 and Roger #514 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Bilal was ranked #414 and Roger #2263 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2020, Bilal was ranked #741 and Roger #556 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Bilal and Roger over time
Bilal and Roger appear together in 2 published lists, across 60 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.
Roger reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Bilal 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Bilal and Roger were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 31 years, from 1966 to 2013, ending at #306 and #514.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Bilal #197 in 1999, Roger #694 in 1997.
List by list
Norway · Boys31 shared years, 1966–2013
Bilal held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Roger in 21.
Highest recorded here: Bilal #203 in 1998, Roger #23 in 1966.
The order changed in 1997: Bilal moved ahead. In 1996 they stood at #385 and #261; by 1997 that had become #278 and #281.
Most recent shared year, 2013: Bilal #306, Roger #514.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Bilal held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Roger in 0.
Highest recorded here: Bilal #197 in 1999, Roger #694 in 1997.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Bilal #414, Roger #2263.
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 | Bilal | Roger |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #424 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #2263 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Bilal and Roger both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Bilal
Popularity journey
First recorded1966
First recorded at #520 among boys in Norway in 1966 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #197 among boys in England and Wales, in 1999 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #424 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Roger
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #86 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2013
Highest recorded position: #18 among boys in Norway, in 1972 (recorded 1945–2013).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2263 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys