Carl vs Ilyas
Carl and Ilyascompared 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 2025, Carl was ranked #192 and Ilyas #194 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Carl was ranked #2263 and Ilyas #201 among boys in England and Wales.
Carl and Ilyas over time
Carl and Ilyas 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.
Carl reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Ilyas 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.
- Mirrored each other
Over 31 shared years in Norway · Boys, Ilyas rose about as far as Carl fell — from #123 and #620 in 1986 to #192 and #194 in 2025.
- Longest-running competitions
Carl and Ilyas were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 31 years, from 1986 to 2025, ending at #192 and #194.
List by list
Norway · Boys31 shared years, 1986–2025
Carl held the stronger position in 30 of those years, Ilyas in 1.
Highest recorded here: Carl #95 in 1992, Ilyas #194 in 2025.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Carl #192, Ilyas #194.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Carl held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Ilyas in 15.
Highest recorded here: Carl #116 in 1996, Ilyas #201 in 2024.
The order changed in 2010: Ilyas moved ahead. In 2009 they stood at #383 and #491; by 2010 that had become #566 and #486.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Carl #2263, Ilyas #201.
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 | Carl | Ilyas |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #192 (2025) | Norway · Boys #194 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Carl has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Ilyas.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Carl
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #133 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1959–1992
Highest recorded position: #41 among boys in New Zealand, in 1981 (recorded 1959–1992).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #192 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Ilyas
Popularity journey
First recorded1986
First recorded at #620 among boys in Norway in 1986 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1986–2025
Highest recorded position: #194 among boys in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1986–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #194 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys