Eilert vs Muhammad
Eilert and Muhammadcompared 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, Eilert was ranked #427 and Muhammad #94 among boys in Norway.
Eilert and Muhammad over time
Eilert and Muhammad appear together in 1 published list, across 37 years of shared records. Muhammad held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Eilert 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.
Eilert reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Muhammad 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
Eilert and Muhammad changed places 7 times in Norway · Boys between 1946 and 2025, ending at #427 and #94.
- Mirrored each other
Over 37 shared years in Norway · Boys, Muhammad rose about as far as Eilert fell — from #267 and #319 in 1946 to #427 and #94 in 2025.
- Longest-running competitions
Eilert and Muhammad were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 37 years, from 1946 to 2025, ending at #427 and #94.
List by list
Norway · Boys37 shared years, 1946–2025
Eilert held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Muhammad in 29.
Highest recorded here: Eilert #244 in 1950, Muhammad #70 in 2023.
The order changed in 1964: Muhammad moved ahead. In 1963 they stood at #321 and #371; by 1964 that had become #503 and #377.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Eilert #427, Muhammad #94.
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 | Eilert | Muhammad |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Praiseworthy, commendable. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Arabic |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /muˈħammad/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Mohammed, Mohammad, Mehmed |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #427 (2025) | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #21 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | high |
What the data shows
- Muhammad has a recorded origin (Arabic); Eilert does not have one recorded yet.
- Eilert has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Muhammad.
- A meaning is recorded for Muhammad; Eilert doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
- The available evidence gives Eilert a "medium" Data Confidence level and Muhammad a "high" level — this reflects how complete and corroborated the underlying evidence is, not a judgement of either name.
How each name got here
Eilert
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #313 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: #244 among boys in Norway, in 1950 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #427 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Muhammad
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #319 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: #1 among boys in England and Wales, in 2023 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #21 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys