Ephraim vs Mohammed
Ephraim 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.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Ephraim was ranked #968 and Mohammed #21 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Ephraim was ranked #509 and Mohammed #468 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Ephraim and Mohammed over time
Ephraim and Mohammed appear together in 2 published lists, across 37 years of shared records. Mohammed held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Ephraim 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.
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.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Ephraim #942 in 2010, Mohammed #16 in 2008.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Ephraim held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Mohammed in 29.
Highest recorded here: Ephraim #942 in 2010, Mohammed #16 in 2008.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ephraim #968, Mohammed #21.
Republic of Ireland · Boys8 shared years, 2005–2025
Ephraim held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Mohammed in 7.
Highest recorded here: Ephraim #370 in 2005, Mohammed #252 in 2024.
The order changed in 2007: Mohammed moved ahead. In 2006 they stood at #370 and #448; by 2007 that had become #629 and #282.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ephraim #509, Mohammed #468.
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 | Ephraim | 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 | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #509 (2025) | Norway · Boys #128 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | high |
What the data shows
- Mohammed has a recorded origin (Arabic); Ephraim does not have one recorded yet.
- Ephraim has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Mohammed.
- A meaning is recorded for Mohammed; Ephraim doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
- The available evidence gives Ephraim 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
Ephraim
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1591 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2005–2025
Highest recorded position: #370 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2005 (recorded 2005–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #509 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · 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