Fillip vs Mohammed
Fillip 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 2013, Fillip was ranked #4685 and Mohammed #23 among boys in England and Wales.
Norway · Boys
In 2025, Fillip was ranked #249 and Mohammed #128 among boys in Norway.
Fillip and Mohammed over time
Fillip and Mohammed appear together in 1 published list, across 28 years of shared records. Mohammed held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Fillip in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Mohammed reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Fillip 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
Fillip and Mohammed changed places 4 times in Norway · Boys between 1993 and 2025, ending at #249 and #128.
List by list
Norway · Boys28 shared years, 1993–2025
Fillip held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Mohammed in 25.
Highest recorded here: Fillip #126 in 2020, Mohammed #102 in 2002.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Fillip #249, 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 | Fillip | 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, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #249 (2025) | Norway · Boys #128 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | high |
What the data shows
- Mohammed has a recorded origin (Arabic); Fillip does not have one recorded yet.
- Fillip has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Mohammed.
- A meaning is recorded for Mohammed; Fillip doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
- The available evidence gives Fillip 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
Fillip
Popularity journey
First recorded1993
First recorded at #594 among boys in Norway in 1993 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1993–2025
Highest recorded position: #126 among boys in Norway, in 2020 (recorded 1993–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #249 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