Saul vs Usman
Saul and Usmancompared 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, Saul was ranked #1402 and Usman #442 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Saul was ranked #655 and Usman #472 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Saul and Usman over time
Saul and Usman appear together in 1 published list, across 29 years of shared records. Usman held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Saul in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
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
Saul and Usman changed places 8 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2024, ending at #1402 and #442.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Saul #241 in 2000, Usman #244 in 2000.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Saul held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Usman in 21.
Highest recorded here: Saul #241 in 2000, Usman #244 in 2000.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Saul #1402, Usman #442.
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 | Saul | Usman |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Northern Ireland · Boys #278 (2024) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #829 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Saul has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Usman.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Saul
Popularity journey
First recorded1992
First recorded at #337 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1992 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1997–2024
Highest recorded position: #186 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 1999 (recorded 1997–2024).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1402 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys
Usman
Popularity journey
First recorded1980
First recorded at #667 among boys in Norway in 1980 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #244 among boys in England and Wales, in 2000 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys