Dawson vs Ihsan
Dawson and Ihsancompared 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.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2025, Dawson was ranked #478 and Ihsan #1538 among boys in England and Wales.
Dawson and Ihsan over time
Dawson and Ihsan appear together in 1 published list, across 28 years of shared records. Dawson held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Ihsan 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.
Ihsan reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Dawson 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.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys28 shared years, 1998–2025
Dawson held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Ihsan in 2.
Highest recorded here: Dawson #470 in 2015, Ihsan #848 in 2009.
The order changed in 2010: Dawson moved ahead. In 2009 they stood at #868 and #848; by 2010 that had become #609 and #1029.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Dawson #478, Ihsan #1538.
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 | Dawson | Ihsan |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | GB-ENW |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #432 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #1538 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Dawson and Ihsan both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
How each name got here
Dawson
Popularity journey
First recorded1998
First recorded at #1642 among boys in England and Wales in 1998 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1999–2024
Highest recorded position: #126 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2023 (recorded 1999–2024).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #478 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Ihsan
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1040 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 recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #848 among boys in England and Wales, in 2009 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1538 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys