Kato vs Muhammad
Kato 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.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Kato was ranked #5119 and Muhammad #1 among boys in England and Wales.
Norway · Boys
In 2006, Kato was ranked #504 and Muhammad #173 among boys in Norway.
Kato and Muhammad over time
Kato and Muhammad appear together in 1 published list, across 31 years of shared records. Muhammad held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Kato in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Kato 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Kato and Muhammad changed places 4 times in Norway · Boys between 1947 and 2006, ending at #504 and #173.
- Longest-running competitions
Kato and Muhammad were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 31 years, from 1947 to 2006, ending at #504 and #173.
List by list
Norway · Boys31 shared years, 1947–2006
Kato held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Muhammad in 28.
Highest recorded here: Kato #282 in 1954, Muhammad #156 in 1981.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2006: Kato #504, Muhammad #173.
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 | Kato | 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 | GB-ENW, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #5119 (2024) | 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) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | high |
What the data shows
- Muhammad has a recorded origin (Arabic); Kato does not have one recorded yet.
- Kato has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Muhammad.
- A meaning is recorded for Muhammad; Kato doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
- The available evidence gives Kato 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
Kato
Popularity journey
First recorded1947
First recorded at #371 among boys in Norway in 1947 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1947–2006
Highest recorded position: #282 among boys in Norway, in 1954 (recorded 1947–2006).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5119 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · 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