Josef vs Mostafa
Josef and Mostafacompared 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 2019, Josef was ranked #202 and Mostafa #472 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Josef was ranked #2443 and Mostafa #2921 among boys in England and Wales.
Josef and Mostafa over time
Josef and Mostafa appear together in 2 published lists, across 62 years of shared records. Josef held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Mostafa in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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
Josef and Mostafa changed places 10 times in Norway · Boys between 1958 and 2019, ending at #202 and #472.
- Longest-running competitions
Josef and Mostafa were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 35 years, from 1958 to 2019, ending at #202 and #472.
List by list
Norway · Boys35 shared years, 1958–2019
Josef held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Mostafa in 7.
Highest recorded here: Josef #202 in 2018, Mostafa #327 in 2001.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2019: Josef #202, Mostafa #472.
England and Wales · Boys27 shared years, 1996–2024
Josef held the stronger position in 27 of those years, Mostafa in 0.
Highest recorded here: Josef #285 in 1996, Mostafa #1859 in 2009.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Josef #2443, Mostafa #2921.
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 | Josef | Mostafa |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #236 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #2921 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Josef has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Mostafa.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Josef
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #274 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1946–2025
Highest recorded position: #189 among boys in Norway, in 2021 (recorded 1946–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #236 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Mostafa
Popularity journey
First recorded1958
First recorded at #472 among boys in Norway in 1958 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1958–2019
Highest recorded position: #327 among boys in Norway, in 2001 (recorded 1958–2019).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2921 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys