Arnulf vs Mohammad
Arnulf 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.
Norway · Boys
In 1973, Arnulf was ranked #488 and Mohammad #143 among boys in Norway.
Arnulf and Mohammad over time
Arnulf and Mohammad appear together in 1 published list, across 27 years of shared records. Mohammad held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Arnulf 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.
Arnulf reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Mohammad 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 1946, Mohammad moved ahead of Arnulf in Norway · Boys — #145 and #147 the year before became #175 and #118.
- Started together, ended far apart
In 1945 they stood at #145 and #147 in Norway · Boys, 2 places apart; by 1973 they were #488 and #143.
List by list
Norway · Boys27 shared years, 1945–1973
Arnulf held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Mohammad in 26.
Highest recorded here: Arnulf #145 in 1945, Mohammad #96 in 1950.
The order changed in 1946: Mohammad moved ahead. In 1945 they stood at #145 and #147; by 1946 that had become #175 and #118.
Most recent shared year, 1973: Arnulf #488, Mohammad #143.
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 | Arnulf | Mohammad |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #488 (1973) | Norway · Boys #113 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Arnulf has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Mohammad.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Arnulf
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #145 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–1973
Highest recorded position: #145 among boys in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–1973).
Norway · Boys
Most recent1973
Most recently recorded at #488 among boys in Norway, in 1973.
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