Ellis vs Mohammad
Ellis and Mohammadcompared 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, Ellis was ranked #95 and Mohammad #53 among boys in England and Wales.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Ellis was ranked #104 and Mohammad #141 among boys in Scotland.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2022, Ellis was ranked #192 and Mohammad #352 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Ellis was ranked #272 and Mohammad #207 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Ellis and Mohammad over time
Ellis and Mohammad appear together in 2 published lists, across 51 years of shared records. Mohammad held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Ellis in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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
Ellis and Mohammad changed places 4 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 2002 and 2025, ending at #272 and #207.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 29 shared years in England and Wales · Boys, Ellis and Mohammad averaged 20.8 places apart, ending at #95 and #53.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Ellis held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Mohammad in 29.
Highest recorded here: Ellis #76 in 2019, Mohammad #53 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ellis #95, Mohammad #53.
Republic of Ireland · Boys22 shared years, 2002–2025
Ellis held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Mohammad in 19.
Highest recorded here: Ellis #250 in 2020, Mohammad #204 in 2002.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ellis #272, Mohammad #207.
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 | Ellis | Mohammad |
|---|---|---|
| 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, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #272 (2025) | Norway · Boys #113 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ellis has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Mohammad.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Ellis
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #301 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #76 among boys in England and Wales, in 2019 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Mohammad
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #147 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: #53 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #113 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys