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Georg vs Muhammad

Georg 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 2017, Georg was ranked #3996 and Muhammad #10 among boys in England and Wales.

  • Norway · Boys

    In 2025, Georg was ranked #65 and Muhammad #94 among boys in Norway.

Georg and Muhammad over time

Georg and Muhammad appear together in 1 published list, across 77 years of shared records. Muhammad held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Georg in 0.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Muhammad reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Georg 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

    Georg and Muhammad changed places 10 times in Norway · Boys between 1946 and 2025, ending at #65 and #94.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Georg and Muhammad were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 77 years, from 1946 to 2025, ending at #65 and #94.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Boys within 2 years — Georg #65 in 2025, Muhammad #70 in 2023.

List by list

  • Norway · Boys77 shared years, 19462025

    Georg held the stronger position in 38 of those years, Muhammad in 39.

    Highest recorded here: Georg #65 in 2025, Muhammad #70 in 2023.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Georg #65, Muhammad #94.

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

Side-by-side comparison of Georg, Muhammad
FieldGeorgMuhammad
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Editorially researched profile
Gender usagemalemale
MeaningNot yet recordedPraiseworthy, commendable.
OriginNot yet recordedArabic
PronunciationNot yet recorded/muˈħammad/
Syllables13
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedMohammed, Mohammad, Mehmed
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, NOAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Boys #65 (2025)New South Wales, Australia · Boys #21 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recorded90/100
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)94/10076/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)60/100100/100
Data Confidencemediumhigh

What the data shows

  • Muhammad has a recorded origin (Arabic); Georg does not have one recorded yet.
  • Georg has 1 syllable, compared with 3 for Muhammad.
  • A meaning is recorded for Muhammad; Georg doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
  • The available evidence gives Georg 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

Georg

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #108 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #65 among boys in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #65 among boys in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Boys

Muhammad

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1996–2024

    Highest recorded position: #1 among boys in England and Wales, in 2023 (recorded 1996–2024).

    England and Wales · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #21 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys