Hamza vs Rayyan
Hamza and Rayyancompared 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 2024, Hamza was ranked #163 and Rayyan #226 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Hamza was ranked #272 and Rayyan #468 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Hamza was ranked #307 and Rayyan #404 among boys in Scotland.
Hamza and Rayyan over time
Hamza and Rayyan appear together in 2 published lists, across 43 years of shared records. Hamza held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Rayyan in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Hamza and Rayyan changed places 4 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 2009 and 2025, ending at #272 and #468.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Hamza held the stronger position in 27 of those years, Rayyan in 2.
Highest recorded here: Hamza #125 in 2001, Rayyan #197 in 2013.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Hamza #163, Rayyan #226.
Republic of Ireland · Boys14 shared years, 2009–2025
Hamza held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Rayyan in 2.
Highest recorded here: Hamza #272 in 2025, Rayyan #387 in 2011.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Hamza #272, Rayyan #468.
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 | Hamza | Rayyan |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #234 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #468 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Hamza has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Rayyan.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Hamza
Popularity journey
First recorded1970
First recorded at #575 among boys in Norway in 1970 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #125 among boys in England and Wales, in 2001 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #234 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Rayyan
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #2863 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 recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #197 among boys in England and Wales, in 2013 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #468 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys