Annar vs Muhammad
Annar and Muhammadcompared 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 1968, Annar was ranked #532 and Muhammad #225 among boys in Norway.
Annar and Muhammad over time
Annar and Muhammad appear together in 1 published list, across 12 years of shared records. Annar held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Muhammad in 0.
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.
Annar reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Muhammad 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.
List by list
Norway · Boys12 shared years, 1947–1968
Annar held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Muhammad in 4.
Highest recorded here: Annar #220 in 1948, Muhammad #225 in 1968.
The order changed in 1965: Muhammad moved ahead. In 1964 they stood at #415 and #491; by 1965 that had become #433 and #254.
Most recent shared year, 1968: Annar #532, Muhammad #225.
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 | Annar | Muhammad |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Praiseworthy, commendable. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Arabic |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /muˈħammad/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Mohammed, Mohammad, Mehmed |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #532 (1968) | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #21 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | high |
What the data shows
- Muhammad has a recorded origin (Arabic); Annar does not have one recorded yet.
- Annar has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Muhammad.
- A meaning is recorded for Muhammad; Annar doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
- The available evidence gives Annar a "medium" Data Confidence level and Muhammad a "high" level — this reflects how complete and corroborated the underlying evidence is, not a judgement of either name.
How each name got here
Annar
Popularity journey
First recorded1947
First recorded at #295 among boys in Norway in 1947 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1947–1968
Highest recorded position: #220 among boys in Norway, in 1948 (recorded 1947–1968).
Norway · Boys
Most recent1968
Most recently recorded at #532 among boys in Norway, in 1968.
Norway · Boys
Muhammad
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #319 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #1 among boys in England and Wales, in 2023 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #21 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys