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Abdi

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What official birth registration shows about Abdi: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2022

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1996 to 2022, ranging from #722 to #4001.199620002004200820122022#722#4001
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1996#1235
1997#1174
1998#1110
1999#1281
2000#1330
2001#842
2002#722
2003#731
2004#1038
2005#1047
2006#984
2007#1578
2008#1828
2009#1494
2010#1407
2011#3300
2012#2458
2013#2954
2014#2690
2015#3004
2022#4001

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Norway in 55 of the 62 years from 1954 to 2015.

In 2015: #395 among boys in Norway, #3004 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1954–2022 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1954

    First recorded at #402 among boys in Norway in 1954 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1954–2015

    Highest recorded position: #247 among boys in Norway, in 1966 (recorded 1954–2015).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2022

    Most recently recorded at #4001 among boys in England and Wales, in 2022.

    England and Wales · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1954 to 2022. Highest recorded position: #247 in Norway in 1966.

Abdi's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2022England and Walesmale#40014HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#30046HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#26907HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#29546HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#24588HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#33005HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#140717HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#149415HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#182811HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#157813HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#98423HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#104720HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#103819HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#73129HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#72226HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#84220HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#133010HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#128110HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#111012HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#117411HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#123510HighVerified
2015Norwaymale#3958HighVerified
2013Norwaymale#4795HighVerified
2012Norwaymale#4616HighVerified
2010Norwaymale#4895HighVerified
2007Norwaymale#5414HighVerified
2006Norwaymale#3858HighVerified
2005Norwaymale#4755HighVerified
2004Norwaymale#3917HighVerified
2003Norwaymale#4426HighVerified
2002Norwaymale#3947HighVerified
2001Norwaymale#5254HighVerified
2000Norwaymale#3888HighVerified
1999Norwaymale#4935HighVerified
1998Norwaymale#35110HighVerified
1997Norwaymale#3829HighVerified
1996Norwaymale#33711HighVerified
1995Norwaymale#35611HighVerified
1994Norwaymale#4686HighVerified
1993Norwaymale#5265HighVerified
1992Norwaymale#4168HighVerified
1991Norwaymale#34412HighVerified
1990Norwaymale#4468HighVerified
1989Norwaymale#32014HighVerified
1988Norwaymale#25520HighVerified
1987Norwaymale#31614HighVerified
1986Norwaymale#32514HighVerified
1985Norwaymale#29716HighVerified
1984Norwaymale#27718HighVerified
1983Norwaymale#24821HighVerified
1982Norwaymale#29616HighVerified
1981Norwaymale#36411HighVerified
1980Norwaymale#28417HighVerified
1979Norwaymale#30215HighVerified
1978Norwaymale#37611HighVerified
1977Norwaymale#32113HighVerified
1976Norwaymale#5325HighVerified
1975Norwaymale#31513HighVerified
1974Norwaymale#25219HighVerified
1973Norwaymale#33712HighVerified
1972Norwaymale#4577HighVerified
1971Norwaymale#4966HighVerified
1970Norwaymale#29714HighVerified
1969Norwaymale#27915HighVerified
1968Norwaymale#33111HighVerified
1967Norwaymale#33110HighVerified
1966Norwaymale#24717HighVerified
1965Norwaymale#28413HighVerified
1964Norwaymale#25515HighVerified
1963Norwaymale#4595HighVerified
1962Norwaymale#29611HighVerified
1960Norwaymale#3408HighVerified
1958Norwaymale#3467HighVerified
1956Norwaymale#3556HighVerified
1955Norwaymale#2948HighVerified
1954Norwaymale#4024HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Abdi is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Abdi, between 1954 and 2022, in 60 of those 69 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

NorwayNorway: recorded in 1954Norway: recorded in 1955Norway: recorded in 1956Norway: recorded in 1958Norway: recorded in 1960Norway: recorded in 1962Norway: recorded in 1963Norway: recorded in 1964Norway: recorded in 1965Norway: recorded in 1966Norway: recorded in 1967Norway: recorded in 1968Norway: recorded in 1969Norway: recorded in 1970Norway: recorded in 1971Norway: recorded in 1972Norway: recorded in 1973Norway: recorded in 1974Norway: recorded in 1975Norway: recorded in 1976Norway: recorded in 1977Norway: recorded in 1978Norway: recorded in 1979Norway: recorded in 1980Norway: recorded in 1981Norway: recorded in 1982Norway: recorded in 1983Norway: recorded in 1984Norway: recorded in 1985Norway: recorded in 1986Norway: recorded in 1987Norway: recorded in 1988Norway: recorded in 1989Norway: recorded in 1990Norway: recorded in 1991Norway: recorded in 1992Norway: recorded in 1993Norway: recorded in 1994Norway: recorded in 1995Norway: recorded in 1996Norway: recorded in 1997Norway: recorded in 1998Norway: recorded in 1999Norway: recorded in 2000Norway: recorded in 2001Norway: recorded in 2002Norway: recorded in 2003Norway: recorded in 2004Norway: recorded in 2005Norway: recorded in 2006Norway: recorded in 2007Norway: recorded in 2010Norway: recorded in 2012Norway: recorded in 2013Norway: recorded in 2015Norway: highest position in 1966England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: highest position in 200219542022
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1954–201555#247 in 1966
England and Wales1996–202221#722 in 2002

Its high point came 36 years earlier in Norway (1966) than in England and Wales (2002).

No registrar recorded it for 6 years after 2015; it appears again in 2022.

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Abdi

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1954–2022.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1954 to 2022. Highest recorded position: #247 in Norway in 1966. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.