Dejan vs Mustafa
Dejan and Mustafacompared 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, Dejan was ranked #5119 and Mustafa #165 among boys in England and Wales.
Norway · Boys
In 1997, Dejan was ranked #560 and Mustafa #247 among boys in Norway.
Dejan and Mustafa over time
Dejan and Mustafa appear together in 2 published lists, across 37 years of shared records. Mustafa held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Dejan in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Dejan reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Mustafa 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.
List by list
Norway · Boys23 shared years, 1969–1997
Dejan held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Mustafa in 22.
Highest recorded here: Dejan #284 in 1972, Mustafa #192 in 1985.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1997: Dejan #560, Mustafa #247.
England and Wales · Boys14 shared years, 1996–2024
Dejan held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Mustafa in 14.
Highest recorded here: Dejan #1850 in 1999, Mustafa #165 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Dejan #5119, Mustafa #165.
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 | Dejan | Mustafa |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #5119 (2024) | Norway · Boys #297 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Dejan has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Mustafa.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Dejan
Popularity journey
First recorded1969
First recorded at #508 among boys in Norway in 1969 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1969–1997
Highest recorded position: #284 among boys in Norway, in 1972 (recorded 1969–1997).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5119 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys
Mustafa
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #258 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #165 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #297 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys