Adam vs Mohammad
Adam 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.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Adam was ranked #20 and Mohammad #207 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Norway · Boys
In 2025, Adam was ranked #29 and Mohammad #113 among boys in Norway.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2022, Adam was ranked #31 and Mohammad #352 among boys in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Adam was ranked #35 and Mohammad #53 among boys in England and Wales.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Adam was ranked #42 and Mohammad #141 among boys in Scotland.
Adam and Mohammad over time
Adam and Mohammad appear together in 3 published lists, across 138 years of shared records. Adam 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.
Adam 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 2006, Adam moved ahead of Mohammad in Norway · Boys — #100 and #82 the year before became #86 and #104.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Adam and Mohammad changed places 5 times in Norway · Boys between 1952 and 2025, ending at #29 and #113.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 29 shared years in England and Wales · Boys, Adam and Mohammad averaged 39.6 places apart, ending at #35 and #53.
- Longest-running competitions
Adam and Mohammad were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 73 years, from 1952 to 2025, ending at #29 and #113.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Adam #3 in 2001, Mohammad #204 in 2002.
List by list
Norway · Boys73 shared years, 1952–2025
Adam held the stronger position in 33 of those years, Mohammad in 40.
Highest recorded here: Adam #15 in 2023, Mohammad #60 in 1999.
The order changed in 2006: Adam moved ahead. In 2005 they stood at #100 and #82; by 2006 that had become #86 and #104.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Adam #29, Mohammad #113.
Republic of Ireland · Boys36 shared years, 1988–2025
Adam held the stronger position in 36 of those years, Mohammad in 0.
Highest recorded here: Adam #3 in 2001, Mohammad #204 in 2002.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Adam #20, Mohammad #207.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Adam held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Mohammad in 0.
Highest recorded here: Adam #16 in 1996, Mohammad #53 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Adam #35, 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 | Adam | Mohammad |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Traditionally understood as the Hebrew word for 'man', with a wordplay connection in Genesis to 'ground/earth', since Adam is described as formed from earth. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Biblical Hebrew | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈædəm/ | 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 #20 (2025) | Norway · Boys #113 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Adam has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew); Mohammad does not have one recorded yet.
- Adam has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Mohammad.
- A meaning is recorded for Adam; 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
Adam
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #380 among boys in Norway in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1997–2024
Highest recorded position: #3 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2001 (recorded 1997–2024).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #72 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · 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