Bo vs Mohammed
Bo 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, Bo was ranked #2263 and Mohammed #21 among boys in England and Wales.
Norway · Boys
In 2025, Bo was ranked #129 and Mohammed #128 among boys in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2023, Bo was ranked #660 and Mohammed #254 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Bo and Mohammed over time
Bo and Mohammed appear together in 2 published lists, across 99 years of shared records. Mohammed held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Bo in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Mohammed reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Bo 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Bo and Mohammed changed places 8 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 2025, ending at #129 and #128.
- Longest-running competitions
Bo and Mohammed were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 75 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #129 and #128.
List by list
Norway · Boys75 shared years, 1945–2025
Bo held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Mohammed in 65.
Highest recorded here: Bo #129 in 2024, Mohammed #106 in 1995.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Bo #129, Mohammed #128.
England and Wales · Boys24 shared years, 1997–2024
Bo held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Mohammed in 24.
Highest recorded here: Bo #1117 in 2021, Mohammed #16 in 2008.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Bo #2263, Mohammed #21.
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 | Bo | Mohammed |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | Used for both boys and girls | 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 | 1 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Muhammad |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #129 (2025) | Norway · Boys #128 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | high |
What the data shows
- Mohammed has a recorded origin (Arabic); Bo does not have one recorded yet.
- Bo has 1 syllable, compared with 3 for Mohammed.
- A meaning is recorded for Mohammed; Bo doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
- The available evidence gives Bo 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
Bo
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #294 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: #129 among boys in Norway, in 2024 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #129 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · 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