Abdifatah

maleStatistical record

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

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

Abdifatah: Recorded since 1996, it reached #1,799 in 2002, and it stood at #5,119 in 2024.

1registrar recorded it
17times a registrar ranked it
29years from first to last
#1799highest recorded position
6groupings it qualifies for

England and Wales · Boys

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2024

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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#2863
1998	#2901
2000	#3036
2001	#2587
2002	#1799
2003	#2470
2004	#2578
2005	#2174
2006	#3385
2007	#2435
2008	#3158
2010	#3865
2011	#2613
2012	#4805
2017	#4812
2021	#3990
2024	#5119

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 England and Wales in 17 of the 29 years from 1996 to 2024.

Official data for England and Wales, 1996–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #2863 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 recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #1799 among boys in England and Wales, in 2002 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5119 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys

Abdifatah by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Abdifatah in England and Wales · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1990s	6	2 of 10	3
2000sbusiest	47	9 of 10	5
2010s	17	4 of 10	4
2020s	7	2 of 10	4

Across England and Wales · Boys, the 2000s were its busiest decade — the 9 years of it this list covers, averaging 5 births a year.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Abdifatah appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1799 in England and Wales in 2002.

Abdifatah'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.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#5119	3	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	male	#3990	4	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	male	#4812	3	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	male	#4805	3	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	male	#2613	7	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	male	#3865	4	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#3158	5	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	male	#2435	7	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	male	#3385	4	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	male	#2174	7	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	male	#2578	5	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	male	#2470	5	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	male	#1799	7	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	male	#2587	4	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	male	#3036	3	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	male	#2901	3	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	male	#2863	3	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics

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

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 1996 and 2024, ranked in 17 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #1,799, first reached in 2002.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 7 births, registered in England and Wales in 2002.

Its record falls into 7 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 4 years.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

4decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 4 decades →
9 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years
7separate stretches the record falls into6 to 9 separate stretches →
4 yearslongest absence inside the recorded period4 to 9 years missing →
#5,119position in 2024, its most recent recorded year
7births registered in its largest year, 2002Under 25 births →

Where to go next

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A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

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Also first recorded in the 1990s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1990 and 1999.

Alfonso · #1799, 25y
Anson · #1799, 26y
Munir · #1799, 28y
Paramveer · #1799, 25y

Abdifatah and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Abdifatah without appearing here.

Abdifatah moved ahead of

Maddison Compare
In 2006 they stood at #3385 and #3385 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2007 that had become #2435 and #4333.
Kerry Compare
In 2006 they stood at #2578 and #2578 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2007 that had become #2435 and #3589.
Ashleigh Compare
In 2004 they stood at #2470 and #1962 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2005 that had become #2174 and #2754.
Kristoffer Compare
In 2002 they stood at #2587 and #2587 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2003 that had become #2470 and #2857.

Moved ahead of Abdifatah

Aksel Compare
In 2011 they stood at #2613 and #2892 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2012 that had become #4805 and #3416.
Rune Compare
In 2016 they stood at #3385 and #4052 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2017 that had become #4812 and #3449.
Matheo Compare
In 2007 they stood at #2435 and #4333 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2008 that had become #3158 and #2276.

Moved the opposite way to Abdifatah

Albie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Abdifatah went from #2863 to #5119 while Albie went from #853 to #19.
Alfie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Abdifatah went from #2863 to #5119 while Alfie went from #119 to #16.
Alfred Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Abdifatah went from #2863 to #5119 while Alfred went from #218 to #81.
Archie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Abdifatah went from #2863 to #5119 while Archie went from #192 to #10.

Moved the same way as Abdifatah

Aaron Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Abdifatah went from #2863 to #5119 and Aaron from #33 to #154.
Adam Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Abdifatah went from #2863 to #5119 and Adam from #16 to #35.
Alan Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Abdifatah went from #2863 to #5119 and Alan from #163 to #592.
Alex Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Abdifatah went from #2863 to #5119 and Alex from #43 to #171.

What's not yet available

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Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't 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.

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1799 in England and Wales in 2002. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Abdifatah

Abdifatah at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Abdifatah by decade in England and Wales · Boys

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Abdifatah at a glance

Abdifatah by decade in England and Wales · Boys

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Also first recorded in the 1990s

Abdifatah and the names beside it

Abdifatah moved ahead of

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