Aaron vs Mahamed
Aaron and Mahamedcompared 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, Aaron was ranked #154 and Mahamed #4270 among boys in England and Wales.
Norway · Boys
In 2018, Aaron was ranked #199 and Mahamed #479 among boys in Norway.
Aaron and Mahamed over time
Aaron and Mahamed appear together in 2 published lists, across 59 years of shared records. Aaron held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Mahamed in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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
Aaron and Mahamed changed places 6 times in Norway · Boys between 1978 and 2018, ending at #199 and #479.
- Longest-running competitions
Aaron and Mahamed were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 31 years, from 1978 to 2018, ending at #199 and #479.
List by list
Norway · Boys31 shared years, 1978–2018
Aaron held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Mahamed in 15.
Highest recorded here: Aaron #187 in 2014, Mahamed #327 in 2007.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2018: Aaron #199, Mahamed #479.
England and Wales · Boys28 shared years, 1996–2024
Aaron held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Mahamed in 0.
Highest recorded here: Aaron #31 in 1998, Mahamed #912 in 2003.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Aaron #154, Mahamed #4270.
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 | Aaron | Mahamed |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Best known as the name of Moses's elder brother and the first high priest of Israel in the Old Testament; the literal meaning of the name itself is not reliably established. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Biblical Hebrew (likely of Egyptian origin) | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɛrən/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #71 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #4270 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Aaron has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew (likely of Egyptian origin)); Mahamed does not have one recorded yet.
- Aaron has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Mahamed.
- A meaning is recorded for Aaron; Mahamed doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Aaron
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #222 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1965–2025
Highest recorded position: #6 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1998 (recorded 1965–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #334 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Mahamed
Popularity journey
First recorded1960
First recorded at #358 among boys in Norway in 1960 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1960–2018
Highest recorded position: #327 among boys in Norway, in 2007 (recorded 1960–2018).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4270 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys