Finlay vs Sultan
Finlay and Sultancompared 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.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Finlay was ranked #11 and Sultan #727 among boys in Scotland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Finlay was ranked #181 and Sultan #414 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2023, Finlay was ranked #396 and Sultan #770 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2013, Finlay was ranked #5742 and Sultan #4050 among girls in England and Wales.
Finlay and Sultan over time
Finlay and Sultan appear together in 3 published lists, across 53 years of shared records. Finlay held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Sultan in 0.
The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Finlay reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Sultan in 1. 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.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Finlay #752 in 1999, Sultan #2023 in 2001.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Finlay held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Sultan in 0.
Highest recorded here: Finlay #57 in 2005, Sultan #414 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Finlay #181, Sultan #414.
England and Wales · Girls14 shared years, 1996–2013
Finlay held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Sultan in 3.
Highest recorded here: Finlay #752 in 1999, Sultan #2023 in 2001.
The order changed in 2009: Sultan moved ahead. In 2008 they stood at #2509 and #3548; by 2009 that had become #4564 and #4564.
Most recent shared year, 2013: Finlay #5742, Sultan #4050.
Republic of Ireland · Boys10 shared years, 2002–2023
Finlay held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Sultan in 2.
Highest recorded here: Finlay #292 in 2009, Sultan #375 in 2003.
The order changed in 2017: Finlay moved ahead. In 2016 they stood at #713 and #713; by 2017 that had become #610 and #710.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Finlay #396, Sultan #770.
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 | Finlay | Sultan |
|---|---|---|
| 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, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #372 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #414 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Finlay and Sultan both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Finlay
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1646 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2024–2024
Highest recorded position: #11 among boys in Scotland, in 2024 (recorded 2024–2024).
Scotland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #372 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Sultan
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #3795 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2001–2023
Highest recorded position: #375 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2003 (recorded 2001–2023).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #414 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys