Craig vs Kamal
Craig and Kamalcompared 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 2023, Craig was ranked #516 and Kamal #770 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2025, Craig was ranked #1705 and Kamal #1613 among boys in England and Wales.
Craig and Kamal over time
Craig and Kamal appear together in 1 published list, across 30 years of shared records. Craig held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Kamal 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.
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
Craig and Kamal changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2025, ending at #1705 and #1613.
- Longest-running competitions
Craig and Kamal were both ranked in England and Wales · Boys for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #1705 and #1613.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Craig #81 in 1996, Kamal #526 in 1996.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys30 shared years, 1996–2025
Craig held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Kamal in 5.
Highest recorded here: Craig #81 in 1996, Kamal #526 in 1996.
The order changed in 2023: Kamal moved ahead. In 2022 they stood at #1692 and #1781; by 2023 that had become #2325 and #1309.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Craig #1705, Kamal #1613.
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 | Craig | Kamal |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | From the Scottish surname derived from Gaelic 'creag', meaning 'crag, rocks, outcrop' — originally denoting someone who lived near a crag. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Scottish Gaelic (surname origin) | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈkɹeɪɡ/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #1705 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #1613 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | 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
- Craig has a recorded origin (Scottish Gaelic (surname origin)); Kamal does not have one recorded yet.
- Craig has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Kamal.
- A meaning is recorded for Craig; Kamal doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Craig
Popularity journey
First recorded1953
First recorded at #79 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1953 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Highest recorded1954–1992
Highest recorded position: #6 among boys in New Zealand, in 1971 (recorded 1954–1992).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1705 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Kamal
Popularity journey
First recorded1963
First recorded at #509 among boys in Norway in 1963 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1963–2003
Highest recorded position: #360 among boys in Norway, in 1969 (recorded 1963–2003).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1613 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys