Colin vs Mohamad
Colin and Mohamadcompared 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 2025, Colin was ranked #119 and Mohamad #383 among boys in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2023, Colin was ranked #436 and Mohamad #770 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2025, Colin was ranked #1538 and Mohamad #771 among boys in England and Wales.
Colin and Mohamad over time
Colin and Mohamad appear together in 2 published lists, across 70 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Mohamad reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Colin 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
Colin and Mohamad changed places 7 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2025, ending at #1538 and #771.
- Mirrored each other
Over 40 shared years in Norway · Boys, Colin rose about as far as Mohamad fell — from #449 and #249 in 1964 to #119 and #383 in 2025.
- Longest-running competitions
Colin and Mohamad were both ranked in England and Wales · Boys for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #1538 and #771.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Colin #311 in 1997, Mohamad #564 in 1996.
List by list
Norway · Boys40 shared years, 1964–2025
Colin held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Mohamad in 30.
Highest recorded here: Colin #119 in 2025, Mohamad #146 in 2009.
The order changed in 2017: Colin moved ahead. In 2016 they stood at #238 and #229; by 2017 that had become #218 and #344.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Colin #119, Mohamad #383.
England and Wales · Boys30 shared years, 1996–2025
Colin held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Mohamad in 9.
Highest recorded here: Colin #311 in 1997, Mohamad #564 in 1996.
The order changed in 2022: Mohamad moved ahead. In 2021 they stood at #888 and #963; by 2022 that had become #1104 and #993.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Colin #1538, Mohamad #771.
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 | Colin | Mohamad |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #119 (2025) | Norway · Boys #383 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Colin has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Mohamad.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Colin
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #326 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1952–1983
Highest recorded position: #22 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1952 (recorded 1952–1983).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1538 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Mohamad
Popularity journey
First recorded1955
First recorded at #396 among boys in Norway in 1955 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1955–2025
Highest recorded position: #146 among boys in Norway, in 2009 (recorded 1955–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #771 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys