Ibrahim vs Mohamad
Ibrahim 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.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Ibrahim was ranked #77 and Mohamad #747 among boys in England and Wales.
Norway · Boys
In 2025, Ibrahim was ranked #132 and Mohamad #383 among boys in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2023, Ibrahim was ranked #203 and Mohamad #770 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Ibrahim and Mohamad over time
Ibrahim and Mohamad appear together in 2 published lists, across 98 years of shared records. Ibrahim held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Mohamad in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Mohamad reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Ibrahim 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
Ibrahim and Mohamad changed places 22 times in Norway · Boys between 1955 and 2025, ending at #132 and #383.
- Longest-running competitions
Ibrahim and Mohamad were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 69 years, from 1955 to 2025, ending at #132 and #383.
List by list
Norway · Boys69 shared years, 1955–2025
Ibrahim held the stronger position in 53 of those years, Mohamad in 16.
Highest recorded here: Ibrahim #112 in 2023, Mohamad #146 in 2009.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ibrahim #132, Mohamad #383.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Ibrahim held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Mohamad in 0.
Highest recorded here: Ibrahim #77 in 2024, Mohamad #564 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ibrahim #77, 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.
Side by side
| Field | Ibrahim | Mohamad |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | The Arabic and Quranic form of the biblical name Abraham; carries the same traditional association with 'father of many' through its link to Abraham. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Arabic, via Hebrew Abraham | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ʔibraːˈhiːm/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 3 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #83 (2025) | Norway · Boys #383 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ibrahim has a recorded origin (Arabic, via Hebrew Abraham); Mohamad does not have one recorded yet.
- Ibrahim and Mohamad both have 3 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Ibrahim; Mohamad doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Ibrahim
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #356 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #77 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #83 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Mohamad
Popularity journey
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
Highest recorded1955–2025
Highest recorded position: #146 among boys in Norway, in 2009 (recorded 1955–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #383 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys