Jone vs Muhammad
Jone and Muhammadcompared 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, Jone was ranked #281 and Muhammad #94 among boys in Norway.
Jone and Muhammad over time
Jone and Muhammad appear together in 1 published list, across 69 years of shared records. Muhammad held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Jone 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.
Jone reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Muhammad 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 2006, Muhammad moved ahead of Jone in Norway · Boys — #182 and #199 the year before became #293 and #173.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Jone and Muhammad changed places 11 times in Norway · Boys between 1952 and 2025, ending at #281 and #94.
- Longest-running competitions
Jone and Muhammad were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 69 years, from 1952 to 2025, ending at #281 and #94.
List by list
Norway · Boys69 shared years, 1952–2025
Jone held the stronger position in 19 of those years, Muhammad in 50.
Highest recorded here: Jone #181 in 2009, Muhammad #70 in 2023.
The order changed in 2006: Muhammad moved ahead. In 2005 they stood at #182 and #199; by 2006 that had become #293 and #173.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Jone #281, Muhammad #94.
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 | Jone | Muhammad |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Praiseworthy, commendable. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Arabic |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /muˈħammad/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Mohammed, Mohammad, Mehmed |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #281 (2025) | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #21 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | high |
What the data shows
- Muhammad has a recorded origin (Arabic); Jone does not have one recorded yet.
- Jone has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Muhammad.
- A meaning is recorded for Muhammad; Jone doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
- The available evidence gives Jone a "medium" Data Confidence level and Muhammad a "high" level — this reflects how complete and corroborated the underlying evidence is, not a judgement of either name.
How each name got here
Jone
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #277 among boys in Norway in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1952–2025
Highest recorded position: #181 among boys in Norway, in 2009 (recorded 1952–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #281 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Muhammad
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #319 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: #1 among boys in England and Wales, in 2023 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #21 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys