Qasim vs Saif
Qasim and Saifcompared 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 2025, Qasim was ranked #914 and Saif #658 among boys in England and Wales.
Qasim and Saif over time
Qasim and Saif appear together in 1 published list, across 30 years of shared records. Saif held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Qasim 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.
Qasim reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Saif 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
Qasim and Saif changed places 11 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2025, ending at #914 and #658.
- Longest-running competitions
Qasim and Saif were both ranked in England and Wales · Boys for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #914 and #658.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys30 shared years, 1996–2025
Qasim held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Saif in 20.
Highest recorded here: Qasim #318 in 1997, Saif #314 in 2002.
The order changed in 2019: Saif moved ahead. In 2018 they stood at #646 and #675; by 2019 that had become #874 and #813.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Qasim #914, Saif #658.
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 | Qasim | Saif |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #914 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #509 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Qasim has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Saif.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Qasim
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #329 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 recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #318 among boys in England and Wales, in 1997 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #914 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Saif
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #379 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 recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #314 among boys in England and Wales, in 2002 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #658 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys