Bilal vs Zac
Bilal and Zaccompared 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.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Bilal was ranked #619 and Zac #176 among boys in Scotland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Bilal was ranked #829 and Zac #223 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Bilal was ranked #414 and Zac #442 among boys in England and Wales.
Bilal and Zac over time
Bilal and Zac appear together in 2 published lists, across 41 years of shared records. Zac held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Bilal in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Bilal reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Zac 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
Bilal and Zac changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2024, ending at #414 and #442.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Bilal held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Zac in 19.
Highest recorded here: Bilal #197 in 1999, Zac #110 in 2010.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Bilal #414, Zac #442.
Republic of Ireland · Boys12 shared years, 2003–2025
Bilal held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Zac in 12.
Highest recorded here: Bilal #375 in 2003, Zac #182 in 2012.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Bilal #829, Zac #223.
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 | Zac |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #424 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #223 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Bilal has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Zac.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE.
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
Zac
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #276 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 recorded1998–2012
Highest recorded position: #65 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2002 (recorded 1998–2012).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #223 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys