Benny vs Mohammed
Benny and Mohammedcompared 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, Benny was ranked #773 and Mohammed #21 among boys in England and Wales.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Benny was ranked #330 and Mohammed #117 among boys in Scotland.
Norway · Boys
In 1982, Benny was ranked #559 and Mohammed #147 among boys in Norway.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2018, Benny was ranked #416 and Mohammed #255 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Benny was ranked #329 and Mohammed #468 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Benny and Mohammed over time
Benny and Mohammed appear together in 3 published lists, across 58 years of shared records. Mohammed held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Benny 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.
Benny reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Mohammed 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.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Benny #319 in 2023, Mohammed #252 in 2024.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys27 shared years, 1996–2024
Benny held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Mohammed in 27.
Highest recorded here: Benny #651 in 2023, Mohammed #16 in 2008.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Benny #773, Mohammed #21.
Norway · Boys20 shared years, 1950–1982
Benny held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Mohammed in 19.
Highest recorded here: Benny #221 in 1974, Mohammed #147 in 1982.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1982: Benny #559, Mohammed #147.
Republic of Ireland · Boys11 shared years, 2005–2025
Benny held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Mohammed in 9.
Highest recorded here: Benny #319 in 2023, Mohammed #252 in 2024.
The order changed in 2025: Benny moved ahead. In 2024 they stood at #394 and #252; by 2025 that had become #329 and #468.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Benny #329, Mohammed #468.
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 | Benny | Mohammed |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Alternate transcription of the Arabic محمّد, traditionally interpreted as 'praiseworthy, commendable' — the same underlying name as Muhammad, spelled via a different, independently well-established transliteration. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Arabic |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /mu.ˈħam.mad/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Muhammad |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #329 (2025) | Norway · Boys #128 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | high |
What the data shows
- Mohammed has a recorded origin (Arabic); Benny does not have one recorded yet.
- Benny has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Mohammed.
- A meaning is recorded for Mohammed; Benny doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO.
- The available evidence gives Benny a "medium" Data Confidence level and Mohammed a "high" level — this reflects how complete and corroborated the underlying evidence is, not a judgement of either name.
How each name got here
Benny
Popularity journey
First recorded1950
First recorded at #346 among boys in Norway in 1950 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1950–1982
Highest recorded position: #221 among boys in Norway, in 1974 (recorded 1950–1982).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #329 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Mohammed
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #218 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: #16 among boys in England and Wales, in 2008 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #128 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys