Iwan vs Rahul
Iwan and Rahulcompared 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, Iwan was ranked #1859 and Rahul #4270 among boys in England and Wales.
Iwan and Rahul over time
Iwan and Rahul appear together in 1 published list, across 29 years of shared records. Iwan held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Rahul 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.
Rahul reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Iwan in none. 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Iwan and Rahul changed places 7 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2024, ending at #1859 and #4270.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Iwan #236 in 2000, Rahul #247 in 1999.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Iwan held the stronger position in 24 of those years, Rahul in 5.
Highest recorded here: Iwan #236 in 2000, Rahul #247 in 1999.
The order changed in 2005: Iwan moved ahead. In 2004 they stood at #368 and #365; by 2005 that had become #313 and #417.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Iwan #1859, Rahul #4270.
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 | Iwan | Rahul |
|---|---|---|
| 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-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #1859 (2024) | England and Wales · Boys #4270 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Iwan and Rahul both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
How each name got here
Iwan
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #464 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: #236 among boys in England and Wales, in 2000 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1859 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys
Rahul
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #402 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: #247 among boys in England and Wales, in 1999 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4270 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys