Jarle vs Mahamed
Jarle and Mahamedcompared 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 2018, Jarle was ranked #476 and Mahamed #479 among boys in Norway.
Jarle and Mahamed over time
Jarle and Mahamed appear together in 1 published list, across 43 years of shared records. Jarle held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Mahamed in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Jarle reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Mahamed 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
Jarle and Mahamed changed places 4 times in Norway · Boys between 1960 and 2018, ending at #476 and #479.
- Longest-running competitions
Jarle and Mahamed were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 43 years, from 1960 to 2018, ending at #476 and #479.
List by list
Norway · Boys43 shared years, 1960–2018
Jarle held the stronger position in 38 of those years, Mahamed in 5.
Highest recorded here: Jarle #43 in 1969, Mahamed #327 in 2007.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2018: Jarle #476, Mahamed #479.
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 | Jarle | Mahamed |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #403 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #4270 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Jarle has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Mahamed.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Jarle
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #72 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: #38 among boys in Norway, in 1964 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #403 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Mahamed
Popularity journey
First recorded1960
First recorded at #358 among boys in Norway in 1960 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1960–2018
Highest recorded position: #327 among boys in Norway, in 2007 (recorded 1960–2018).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4270 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys