Joshua vs Mohammad
Joshua 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.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2022, Joshua was ranked #29 and Mohammad #352 among boys in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Joshua was ranked #50 and Mohammad #53 among boys in England and Wales.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Joshua was ranked #60 and Mohammad #141 among boys in Scotland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Joshua was ranked #81 and Mohammad #207 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Norway · Boys
In 2025, Joshua was ranked #405 and Mohammad #113 among boys in Norway.
Joshua and Mohammad over time
Joshua and Mohammad appear together in 3 published lists, across 110 years of shared records. Joshua held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Mohammad in 1.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Mohammad reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Joshua in 1. 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.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 29 shared years in England and Wales · Boys, Joshua and Mohammad averaged 57.8 places apart, ending at #50 and #53.
- Longest-running competitions
Joshua and Mohammad were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 45 years, from 1973 to 2025, ending at #405 and #113.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Joshua #17 in 2003, Mohammad #204 in 2002.
List by list
Norway · Boys45 shared years, 1973–2025
Joshua held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Mohammad in 45.
Highest recorded here: Joshua #255 in 2007, Mohammad #60 in 1999.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Joshua #405, Mohammad #113.
Republic of Ireland · Boys36 shared years, 1988–2025
Joshua held the stronger position in 36 of those years, Mohammad in 0.
Highest recorded here: Joshua #17 in 2003, Mohammad #204 in 2002.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Joshua #81, Mohammad #207.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Joshua held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Mohammad in 0.
Highest recorded here: Joshua #2 in 2002, Mohammad #53 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Joshua #50, 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 | Joshua | Mohammad |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | From Hebrew Yehoshua, combining 'yeho' (referring to God) with 'yasha' ('to save') — 'Yahweh is salvation'. Joshua succeeded Moses as leader of the Israelites in the Old Testament. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Biblical Hebrew | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈd͡ʒɑʃ.u.ə/ | 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, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #81 (2025) | Norway · Boys #113 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Joshua has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew); Mohammad does not have one recorded yet.
- Joshua has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Mohammad.
- A meaning is recorded for Joshua; Mohammad doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Joshua
Popularity journey
First recorded1971
First recorded at #77 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1971 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Highest recorded1971–2024
Highest recorded position: #1 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1993 (recorded 1971–2024).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #405 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · 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