Anders vs Muhammed
Anders and Muhammedcompared 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, Anders was ranked #2263 and Muhammed #130 among boys in England and Wales.
Norway · Boys
In 2025, Anders was ranked #293 and Muhammed #323 among boys in Norway.
Anders and Muhammed over time
Anders and Muhammed appear together in 2 published lists, across 72 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Anders reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Muhammed 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
Anders and Muhammed were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 46 years, from 1974 to 2025, ending at #293 and #323.
List by list
Norway · Boys46 shared years, 1974–2025
Anders held the stronger position in 46 of those years, Muhammed in 0.
Highest recorded here: Anders #3 in 1981, Muhammed #233 in 2013.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Anders #293, Muhammed #323.
England and Wales · Boys26 shared years, 1996–2024
Anders held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Muhammed in 26.
Highest recorded here: Anders #1519 in 2002, Muhammed #108 in 2013.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Anders #2263, Muhammed #130.
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 | Anders | Muhammed |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #293 (2025) | Norway · Boys #323 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Anders has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Muhammed.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Anders
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #55 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: #3 among boys in Norway, in 1981 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #293 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Muhammed
Popularity journey
First recorded1974
First recorded at #626 among boys in Norway in 1974 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #108 among boys in England and Wales, in 2013 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #323 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys