Farhad vs Glenn
Farhad and Glenncompared 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 2002, Farhad was ranked #517 and Glenn #255 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Farhad was ranked #3688 and Glenn #5119 among boys in England and Wales.
Farhad and Glenn over time
Farhad and Glenn appear together in 2 published lists, across 52 years of shared records. Glenn held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Farhad 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.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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.
- Longest-running competitions
Farhad and Glenn were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 30 years, from 1958 to 2002, ending at #517 and #255.
List by list
Norway · Boys30 shared years, 1958–2002
Farhad held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Glenn in 30.
Highest recorded here: Farhad #364 in 1963, Glenn #57 in 1974.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2002: Farhad #517, Glenn #255.
England and Wales · Boys22 shared years, 1996–2024
Farhad held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Glenn in 19.
Highest recorded here: Farhad #1241 in 2000, Glenn #278 in 1996.
The order changed in 2024: Farhad moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #4608 and #3848; by 2024 that had become #3688 and #5119.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Farhad #3688, Glenn #5119.
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 | Farhad | Glenn |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #3688 (2024) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #829 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Farhad has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Glenn.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Farhad
Popularity journey
First recorded1958
First recorded at #416 among boys in Norway in 1958 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1958–2002
Highest recorded position: #364 among boys in Norway, in 1963 (recorded 1958–2002).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3688 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys
Glenn
Popularity journey
First recorded1948
First recorded at #329 among boys in Norway in 1948 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1952–1986
Highest recorded position: #16 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1962 (recorded 1952–1986).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys