Ismail vs Khalil
Ismail and Khalilcompared 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, Ismail was ranked #286 and Khalil #283 among boys in England and Wales.
Norway · Boys
In 2021, Ismail was ranked #342 and Khalil #476 among boys in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Ismail was ranked #577 and Khalil #676 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Ismail and Khalil over time
Ismail and Khalil appear together in 2 published lists, across 62 years of shared records. Ismail held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Khalil 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Ismail and Khalil were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 33 years, from 1962 to 2021, ending at #342 and #476.
List by list
Norway · Boys33 shared years, 1962–2021
Ismail held the stronger position in 33 of those years, Khalil in 0.
Highest recorded here: Ismail #251 in 2010, Khalil #430 in 1962.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2021: Ismail #342, Khalil #476.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Ismail held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Khalil in 1.
Highest recorded here: Ismail #219 in 2004, Khalil #283 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ismail #286, Khalil #283.
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 | Ismail | Khalil |
|---|---|---|
| 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-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #252 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #676 (2025) |
| 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
- Ismail and Khalil both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Ismail
Popularity journey
First recorded1949
First recorded at #305 among boys in Norway in 1949 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1949–2025
Highest recorded position: #218 among boys in Norway, in 2007 (recorded 1949–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #252 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Khalil
Popularity journey
First recorded1961
First recorded at #475 among boys in Norway in 1961 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #283 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #676 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys