James vs Khalid
James and Khalidcompared 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.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, James was ranked #1 and Khalid #404 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, James was ranked #4 and Khalid #372 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, James was ranked #14 and Khalid #727 among boys in Scotland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, James was ranked #40 and Khalid #313 among boys in England and Wales.
Norway · Boys
In 2025, James was ranked #355 and Khalid #468 among boys in Norway.
James and Khalid over time
James and Khalid appear together in 3 published lists, across 117 years of shared records. James held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Khalid in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Khalid reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, James in 1. 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 Khalid changed places 22 times in Norway · Boys between 1949 and 2025, ending at #355 and #468.
- Longest-running competitions
James and Khalid were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 70 years, from 1949 to 2025, ending at #355 and #468.
List by list
Norway · Boys70 shared years, 1949–2025
James held the stronger position in 48 of those years, Khalid in 22.
Highest recorded here: James #218 in 1978, Khalid #268 in 1967.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: James #355, Khalid #468.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
James held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Khalid in 0.
Highest recorded here: James #2 in 1997, Khalid #301 in 2023.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: James #40, Khalid #313.
Republic of Ireland · Boys18 shared years, 1997–2025
James held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Khalid in 0.
Highest recorded here: James #2 in 2012, Khalid #330 in 1999.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: James #4, Khalid #372.
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 | Khalid |
|---|---|---|
| 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, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #4 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #372 (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); Khalid does not have one recorded yet.
- James and Khalid both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for James; Khalid doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO.
- The available evidence gives James a "high" Data Confidence level and Khalid 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
Khalid
Popularity journey
First recorded1949
First recorded at #372 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: #268 among boys in Norway, in 1967 (recorded 1949–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #468 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys