Aaron vs Mohammad
Aaron and Mohammadcompared 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 Mohammad #53 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Aaron was ranked #71 and Mohammad #207 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Norway · Boys
In 2025, Aaron was ranked #334 and Mohammad #113 among boys in Norway.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Aaron was ranked #114 and Mohammad #141 among boys in Scotland.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2022, Aaron was ranked #131 and Mohammad #352 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Aaron and Mohammad over time
Aaron and Mohammad appear together in 3 published lists, across 108 years of shared records. Aaron held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Mohammad in 1.
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.
Aaron reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Mohammad in 1. 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2012, Mohammad moved ahead of Aaron in England and Wales · Boys — #58 and #63 the year before became #69 and #60.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 29 shared years in England and Wales · Boys, Aaron and Mohammad averaged 34.9 places apart, ending at #154 and #53.
- Longest-running competitions
Aaron and Mohammad were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 43 years, from 1972 to 2025, ending at #334 and #113.
List by list
Norway · Boys43 shared years, 1972–2025
Aaron held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Mohammad in 43.
Highest recorded here: Aaron #162 in 2015, Mohammad #60 in 1999.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Aaron #334, Mohammad #113.
Republic of Ireland · Boys36 shared years, 1988–2025
Aaron held the stronger position in 36 of those years, Mohammad in 0.
Highest recorded here: Aaron #6 in 1998, Mohammad #204 in 2002.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Aaron #71, Mohammad #207.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Aaron held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Mohammad in 13.
Highest recorded here: Aaron #31 in 1998, Mohammad #53 in 2024.
The order changed in 2012: Mohammad moved ahead. In 2011 they stood at #58 and #63; by 2012 that had become #69 and #60.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Aaron #154, Mohammad #53.
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 | Mohammad |
|---|---|---|
| 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, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #71 (2025) | Norway · Boys #113 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Aaron has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew (likely of Egyptian origin)); Mohammad does not have one recorded yet.
- Aaron has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Mohammad.
- A meaning is recorded for Aaron; Mohammad doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, 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
Mohammad
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #147 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #53 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #113 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys