Ahmed vs Johan
Ahmed and Johancompared 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.
Norway · Boys
In 2025, Ahmed was ranked #221 and Johan #39 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Ahmed was ranked #173 and Johan #857 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Ahmed was ranked #272 and Johan #676 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Ahmed and Johan over time
Ahmed and Johan appear together in 3 published lists, across 126 years of shared records. Ahmed held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Johan in 1.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Ahmed reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, and Johan in none. 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Ahmed and Johan were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 80 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #221 and #39.
List by list
Norway · Boys80 shared years, 1945–2025
Ahmed held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Johan in 79.
Highest recorded here: Ahmed #89 in 1985, Johan #31 in 2015.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ahmed #221, Johan #39.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Ahmed held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Johan in 0.
Highest recorded here: Ahmed #150 in 2003, Johan #692 in 2013.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ahmed #173, Johan #857.
Republic of Ireland · Boys17 shared years, 2007–2025
Ahmed held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Johan in 1.
Highest recorded here: Ahmed #238 in 2011, Johan #327 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ahmed #272, Johan #676.
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 | Ahmed | Johan |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #221 (2025) | Norway · Boys #39 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ahmed and Johan both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Ahmed
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #312 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #89 among boys in Norway, in 1985 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #221 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Johan
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #46 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #31 among boys in Norway, in 2015 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #39 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys