Jesse vs Mohammad
Jesse 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.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Jesse was ranked #54 and Mohammad #53 among boys in England and Wales.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2022, Jesse was ranked #125 and Mohammad #352 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Jesse was ranked #141 and Mohammad #207 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Jesse was ranked #290 and Mohammad #141 among boys in Scotland.
Jesse and Mohammad over time
Jesse and Mohammad appear together in 2 published lists, across 65 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Mohammad reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Jesse 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
Jesse and Mohammad changed places 12 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 1988 and 2025, ending at #141 and #207.
- Longest-running competitions
Jesse and Mohammad were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Boys for 36 years, from 1988 to 2025, ending at #141 and #207.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Jesse #54 in 2024, Mohammad #53 in 2024.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys36 shared years, 1988–2025
Jesse held the stronger position in 27 of those years, Mohammad in 8.
Highest recorded here: Jesse #133 in 2023, Mohammad #204 in 2002.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Jesse #141, Mohammad #207.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Jesse held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Mohammad in 24.
Highest recorded here: Jesse #54 in 2024, Mohammad #53 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Jesse #54, Mohammad #53.
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 | Jesse | 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 | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #141 (2025) | 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) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Jesse has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Mohammad.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Jesse
Popularity journey
First recorded1970
First recorded at #278 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1970 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1981–2017
Highest recorded position: #18 among boys in New Zealand, in 1990 (recorded 1981–2017).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #141 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · 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