Minahil vs Rae
Minahil and Raecompared 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 · Girls
In 2025, Minahil was ranked #1051 and Rae #353 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2020, Minahil was ranked #700 and Rae #834 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Minahil and Rae over time
Minahil and Rae appear together in 1 published list, across 26 years of shared records. Rae held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Minahil in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Minahil reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Rae 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
Minahil and Rae changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1998 and 2025, ending at #1051 and #353.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls26 shared years, 1998–2025
Minahil held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Rae in 22.
Highest recorded here: Minahil #413 in 2017, Rae #282 in 2021.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Minahil #1051, Rae #353.
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 | Minahil | Rae |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 3 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #1051 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #353 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Minahil has 3 syllables, compared with 1 for Rae.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Minahil
Popularity journey
First recorded1998
First recorded at #3142 among girls in England and Wales in 1998 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1998–2025
Highest recorded position: #413 among girls in England and Wales, in 2017 (recorded 1998–2025).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1051 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Rae
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #823 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #353 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls