Gisle vs Mohammad
Gisle 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.
Norway · Boys
In 2006, Gisle was ranked #542 and Mohammad #104 among boys in Norway.
Gisle and Mohammad over time
Gisle and Mohammad appear together in 1 published list, across 55 years of shared records. Mohammad held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Gisle in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Gisle reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Mohammad 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Gisle and Mohammad were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 55 years, from 1945 to 2006, ending at #542 and #104.
List by list
Norway · Boys55 shared years, 1945–2006
Gisle held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Mohammad in 53.
Highest recorded here: Gisle #142 in 1973, Mohammad #60 in 1999.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2006: Gisle #542, Mohammad #104.
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 | Gisle | 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 | NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #542 (2006) | 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) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Gisle has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Mohammad.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Gisle
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #281 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2006
Highest recorded position: #142 among boys in Norway, in 1973 (recorded 1945–2006).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2006
Most recently recorded at #542 among boys in Norway, in 2006.
Norway · Boys
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