Billy vs Muhammed
Billy 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.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Billy was ranked #56 and Muhammed #785 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Billy was ranked #127 and Muhammed #130 among boys in England and Wales.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2019, Billy was ranked #197 and Muhammed #418 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Billy was ranked #234 and Muhammed #330 among boys in Scotland.
Billy and Muhammed over time
Billy and Muhammed appear together in 2 published lists, across 43 years of shared records. Billy held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Muhammed in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Billy and Muhammed changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2024, ending at #127 and #130.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 29 shared years in England and Wales · Boys, Billy and Muhammed averaged 38.0 places apart, ending at #127 and #130.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Billy held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Muhammed in 3.
Highest recorded here: Billy #68 in 1998, Muhammed #108 in 2013.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Billy #127, Muhammed #130.
Republic of Ireland · Boys14 shared years, 2000–2024
Billy held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Muhammed in 0.
Highest recorded here: Billy #49 in 2022, Muhammed #347 in 2000.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Billy #56, Muhammed #785.
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 | Billy | 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 | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #39 (2025) | Norway · Boys #323 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Billy has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Muhammed.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Billy
Popularity journey
First recorded1970
First recorded at #305 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1970 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1970–2025
Highest recorded position: #39 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025 (recorded 1970–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #44 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · 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