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Bill vs Rizwan

Bill and Rizwancompared 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.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys

    In 2016, Bill was ranked #372 and Rizwan #713 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Boys

    In 2024, Bill was ranked #2921 and Rizwan #1595 among boys in England and Wales.

Bill and Rizwan over time

Bill and Rizwan appear together in 1 published list, across 29 years of shared records. Rizwan held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Bill in 0.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

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

    Bill and Rizwan changed places 6 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2024, ending at #2921 and #1595.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Bill #613 in 1997, Rizwan #600 in 1997.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 19962024

    Bill held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Rizwan in 25.

    Highest recorded here: Bill #613 in 1997, Rizwan #600 in 1997.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Bill #2921, Rizwan #1595.

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 Bill, Rizwan
FieldBillRizwan
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 recordedNot yet recorded
Syllables12
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, IEGB-ENW, IE
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Boys #676 (2025)England and Wales · Boys #1595 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)95/10088/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)60/10060/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Bill has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Rizwan.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.

How each name got here

Bill

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1991

    First recorded at #288 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1991 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1991–2025

    Highest recorded position: #203 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1998 (recorded 1991–2025).

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #676 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

Rizwan

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #633 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

  2. Highest recorded1996–2024

    Highest recorded position: #600 among boys in England and Wales, in 1997 (recorded 1996–2024).

    England and Wales · Boys

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #1595 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Boys