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Glenn vs Waseem

Glenn and Waseemcompared 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, Glenn was ranked #4275 and Waseem #3684 among boys in England and Wales.

Glenn and Waseem over time

Glenn and Waseem appear together in 1 published list, across 28 years of shared records. Glenn held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Waseem 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

    Glenn and Waseem changed places 7 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2025, ending at #4275 and #3684.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Glenn #278 in 1996, Waseem #633 in 1996.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Boys28 shared years, 19962025

    Glenn held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Waseem in 11.

    Highest recorded here: Glenn #278 in 1996, Waseem #633 in 1996.

    The order changed in 2016: Waseem moved ahead. In 2015 they stood at #3004 and #3373; by 2016 that had become #2804 and #2556.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Glenn #4275, Waseem #3684.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Glenn

Pairs where Glenn shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Glenn, Waseem
FieldGlennWaseem
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagemalemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recorded
Syllables12
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZGB-ENW
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Boys #829 (2025)England and Wales · Boys #3684 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)94/10088/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/10040/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Glenn has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Waseem.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.

How each name got here

Glenn

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1952–1986

    Highest recorded position: #16 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1962 (recorded 1952–1986).

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #4275 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Waseem

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #633 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

  2. Highest recorded1996–2025

    Highest recorded position: #633 among boys in England and Wales, in 1996 (recorded 1996–2025).

    England and Wales · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #3684 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys