Kolbjørn vs Mohammad
Kolbjørn 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.
Norway · Boys
In 2018, Kolbjørn was ranked #519 and Mohammad #100 among boys in Norway.
Kolbjørn and Mohammad over time
Kolbjørn and Mohammad appear together in 1 published list, across 49 years of shared records. Mohammad held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Kolbjørn 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.
Kolbjørn reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Mohammad 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 1950, Mohammad moved ahead of Kolbjørn in Norway · Boys — #128 and #132 the year before became #170 and #96.
- Longest-running competitions
Kolbjørn and Mohammad were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 49 years, from 1945 to 2018, ending at #519 and #100.
- Started together, ended far apart
In 1945 they stood at #144 and #147 in Norway · Boys, 3 places apart; by 2018 they were #519 and #100.
List by list
Norway · Boys49 shared years, 1945–2018
Kolbjørn held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Mohammad in 47.
Highest recorded here: Kolbjørn #128 in 1949, Mohammad #70 in 1993.
The order changed in 1950: Mohammad moved ahead. In 1949 they stood at #128 and #132; by 1950 that had become #170 and #96.
Most recent shared year, 2018: Kolbjørn #519, Mohammad #100.
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 | Kolbjørn | Mohammad |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #519 (2018) | England and Wales · Boys #55 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Kolbjørn has 1 syllable, compared with 3 for Mohammad.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Kolbjørn
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #144 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2018
Highest recorded position: #128 among boys in Norway, in 1949 (recorded 1945–2018).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2018
Most recently recorded at #519 among boys in Norway, in 2018.
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 recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #53 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #55 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys