Haakon vs Mohammed
Haakon 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.
Norway · Boys
In 2025, Haakon was ranked #208 and Mohammed #128 among boys in Norway.
Haakon and Mohammed over time
Haakon and Mohammed appear together in 1 published list, across 79 years of shared records. Mohammed held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Haakon in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Haakon reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Mohammed 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 2022, Mohammed moved ahead of Haakon in Norway · Boys — #128 and #172 the year before became #190 and #140.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Haakon and Mohammed changed places 31 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 2025, ending at #208 and #128.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 79 shared years in Norway · Boys, Haakon and Mohammed averaged 38.3 places apart, ending at #208 and #128.
- Longest-running competitions
Haakon and Mohammed were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 79 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #208 and #128.
List by list
Norway · Boys79 shared years, 1945–2025
Haakon held the stronger position in 33 of those years, Mohammed in 46.
Highest recorded here: Haakon #82 in 1992, Mohammed #102 in 2002.
The order changed in 2022: Mohammed moved ahead. In 2021 they stood at #128 and #172; by 2022 that had become #190 and #140.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Haakon #208, 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 | Haakon | 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 | /mu.ˈħam.mad/ | |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Muhammad |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #208 (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) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | high |
What the data shows
- Mohammed has a recorded origin (Arabic); Haakon does not have one recorded yet.
- Haakon has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Mohammed.
- A meaning is recorded for Mohammed; Haakon doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
- The available evidence gives Haakon 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
Haakon
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #191 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #82 among boys in Norway, in 1992 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #208 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