James vs Khaled
James and Khaledcompared 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 2025, James was ranked #4 and Khaled #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, James was ranked #40 and Khaled #1076 among boys in England and Wales.
Norway · Boys
In 2025, James was ranked #355 and Khaled #467 among boys in Norway.
James and Khaled over time
James and Khaled appear together in 2 published lists, across 88 years of shared records. James held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Khaled in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
James reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Khaled 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
James and Khaled changed places 10 times in Norway · Boys between 1960 and 2025, ending at #355 and #467.
- Longest-running competitions
James and Khaled were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 59 years, from 1960 to 2025, ending at #355 and #467.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — James #2 in 1997, Khaled #1027 in 1999.
List by list
Norway · Boys59 shared years, 1960–2025
James held the stronger position in 51 of those years, Khaled in 8.
Highest recorded here: James #218 in 1978, Khaled #268 in 1980.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: James #355, Khaled #467.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
James held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Khaled in 0.
Highest recorded here: James #2 in 1997, Khaled #1027 in 1999.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: James #40, Khaled #1076.
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 | James | Khaled |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Supplanter, held by the heel (traditional interpretation via Jacob). | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Hebrew, via Late Latin Iacomus | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈdʒeɪmz/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Jim, Jamie, Iacomus | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #4 (2025) | Norway · Boys #467 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | high | medium |
What the data shows
- James has a recorded origin (Hebrew, via Late Latin Iacomus); Khaled does not have one recorded yet.
- James and Khaled both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for James; Khaled doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
- The available evidence gives James a "high" Data Confidence level and Khaled a "medium" level — this reflects how complete and corroborated the underlying evidence is, not a judgement of either name.
How each name got here
James
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #344 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1997–2024
Highest recorded position: #1 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2015 (recorded 1997–2024).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #15 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Khaled
Popularity journey
First recorded1960
First recorded at #452 among boys in Norway in 1960 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1960–2025
Highest recorded position: #268 among boys in Norway, in 1980 (recorded 1960–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #467 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys