Ezra vs Muhammad
Ezra 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.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Ezra was ranked #38 and Muhammad #1 among boys in England and Wales.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Ezra was ranked #91 and Muhammad #2 among boys in Scotland.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
In 2025, Ezra was ranked #58 and Muhammad #21 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Ezra was ranked #156 and Muhammad #35 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Ezra was ranked #42 and Muhammad #154 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Ezra and Muhammad over time
Ezra and Muhammad appear together in 3 published lists, across 54 years of shared records. Muhammad held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Ezra in 1.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Ezra 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.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Ezra #38 in 2023, Muhammad #1 in 2023.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Ezra held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Muhammad in 29.
Highest recorded here: Ezra #38 in 2023, Muhammad #1 in 2023.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ezra #38, Muhammad #1.
Republic of Ireland · Boys15 shared years, 2001–2025
Ezra held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Muhammad in 15.
Highest recorded here: Ezra #156 in 2025, Muhammad #35 in 2025.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ezra #156, Muhammad #35.
Northern Ireland · Boys10 shared years, 2015–2024
Ezra held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Muhammad in 0.
Highest recorded here: Ezra #23 in 2023, Muhammad #154 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ezra #42, Muhammad #154.
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 | Ezra | Muhammad |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Commonly interpreted as 'help', with a fuller theophoric sense 'God has helped'. | Praiseworthy, commendable. |
| Origin | Biblical Hebrew | Arabic |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɛzrə/ | /muˈħammad/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Mohammed, Mohammad, Mehmed |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #58 (2025) | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #21 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | high |
What the data shows
- Ezra is recorded with a Biblical Hebrew origin, while Muhammad is recorded with a Arabic origin.
- Ezra has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Muhammad.
- Ezra's recorded meaning differs from Muhammad's — see the table above for each.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
- The available evidence gives Ezra 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
Ezra
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #633 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 recorded2013–2024
Highest recorded position: #23 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2023 (recorded 2013–2024).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #58 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · 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