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Humza vs Roy

Humza and Roycompared 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.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys

    In 2011, Humza was ranked #730 and Roy #540 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Boys

    In 2024, Humza was ranked #1322 and Roy #800 among boys in England and Wales.

Humza and Roy over time

Humza and Roy appear together in 1 published list, across 29 years of shared records. Humza held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Roy in 0.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

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

    Humza and Roy changed places 6 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2024, ending at #1322 and #800.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Humza #399 in 1996, Roy #399 in 1996.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 19962024

    Humza held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Roy in 11.

    Highest recorded here: Humza #399 in 1996, Roy #399 in 1996.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Humza #1322, Roy #800.

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

Side-by-side comparison of Humza, Roy
FieldHumzaRoy
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
Syllables21
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, IEAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Boys #1322 (2024)Republic of Ireland · Boys #829 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)94/10095/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)60/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Humza has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Roy.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.

How each name got here

Humza

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #399 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 recorded1996–2024

    Highest recorded position: #399 among boys in England and Wales, in 1996 (recorded 1996–2024).

    England and Wales · Boys

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #1322 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Boys

Roy

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #88 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1945–2024

    Highest recorded position: #29 among boys in Norway, in 1967 (recorded 1945–2024).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys