Johan vs Murtaza
Johan and Murtazacompared 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 2025, Johan was ranked #1007 and Murtaza #1359 among boys in England and Wales.
Johan and Murtaza over time
Johan and Murtaza appear together in 1 published list, across 30 years of shared records. Johan held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Murtaza in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Murtaza reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Johan 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
Johan and Murtaza changed places 8 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2025, ending at #1007 and #1359.
- Longest-running competitions
Johan and Murtaza were both ranked in England and Wales · Boys for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #1007 and #1359.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys30 shared years, 1996–2025
Johan held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Murtaza in 4.
Highest recorded here: Johan #692 in 2013, Murtaza #836 in 2008.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Johan #1007, Murtaza #1359.
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 | Johan | Murtaza |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | GB-ENW, IE, NO | GB-ENW |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #39 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #1359 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Johan has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Murtaza.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
How each name got here
Johan
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #46 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: #31 among boys in Norway, in 2015 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1007 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Murtaza
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1458 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #836 among boys in England and Wales, in 2008 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1359 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys