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Glenn vs Mohamad

Glenn and Mohamadcompared 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 2012, Glenn was ranked #545 and Mohamad #208 among boys in Norway.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys

    In 2020, Glenn was ranked #741 and Mohamad #741 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Boys

    In 2024, Glenn was ranked #5119 and Mohamad #747 among boys in England and Wales.

Glenn and Mohamad over time

Glenn and Mohamad appear together in 2 published lists, across 82 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.

The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Glenn reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Mohamad 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.

  • One moved ahead of the other

    In 1998, Mohamad moved ahead of Glenn in Norway · Boys — #159 and #224 the year before became #192 and #188.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Glenn and Mohamad were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 55 years, from 1955 to 2012, ending at #545 and #208.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Glenn #278 in 1996, Mohamad #564 in 1996.

List by list

  • Norway · Boys55 shared years, 19552012

    Glenn held the stronger position in 42 of those years, Mohamad in 13.

    Highest recorded here: Glenn #57 in 1974, Mohamad #146 in 2009.

    The order changed in 1998: Mohamad moved ahead. In 1997 they stood at #159 and #224; by 1998 that had become #192 and #188.

    Most recent shared year, 2012: Glenn #545, Mohamad #208.

  • England and Wales · Boys27 shared years, 19962024

    Glenn held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Mohamad in 21.

    Highest recorded here: Glenn #278 in 1996, Mohamad #564 in 1996.

    The order changed in 2003: Mohamad moved ahead. In 2002 they stood at #633 and #848; by 2003 that had become #1132 and #653.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Glenn #5119, Mohamad #747.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Glenn

Pairs where Glenn shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Glenn, Mohamad
FieldGlennMohamad
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagemalemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recorded
Syllables13
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZGB-ENW, IE, NO
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Boys #829 (2025)Norway · Boys #383 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)94/10082/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Glenn has 1 syllable, compared with 3 for Mohamad.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.

How each name got here

Glenn

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1948

    First recorded at #329 among boys in Norway in 1948 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1952–1986

    Highest recorded position: #16 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1962 (recorded 1952–1986).

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

Mohamad

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1955

    First recorded at #396 among boys in Norway in 1955 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1955–2025

    Highest recorded position: #146 among boys in Norway, in 2009 (recorded 1955–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #383 among boys in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Boys