Eilif vs Mohammed
Eilif 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.
Norway · Boys
In 2025, Eilif was ranked #212 and Mohammed #128 among boys in Norway.
Eilif and Mohammed over time
Eilif and Mohammed appear together in 1 published list, across 58 years of shared records. Mohammed held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Eilif 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.
Eilif reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Mohammed 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 1960, Mohammed moved ahead of Eilif in Norway · Boys — #210 and #322 the year before became #438 and #173.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Eilif and Mohammed changed places 5 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 2025, ending at #212 and #128.
- Longest-running competitions
Eilif and Mohammed were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 58 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #212 and #128.
List by list
Norway · Boys58 shared years, 1945–2025
Eilif held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Mohammed in 47.
Highest recorded here: Eilif #153 in 1950, Mohammed #106 in 1995.
The order changed in 1960: Mohammed moved ahead. In 1959 they stood at #210 and #322; by 1960 that had become #438 and #173.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Eilif #212, Mohammed #128.
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 | Eilif | Mohammed |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | 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 | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Muhammad |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #212 (2025) | Norway · Boys #128 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | high |
What the data shows
- Mohammed has a recorded origin (Arabic); Eilif does not have one recorded yet.
- Eilif has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Mohammed.
- A meaning is recorded for Mohammed; Eilif doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
- The available evidence gives Eilif 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
Eilif
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #157 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: #153 among boys in Norway, in 1950 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #212 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