Krister vs Mahad
Krister and Mahadcompared 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 2011, Krister was ranked #505 and Mahad #473 among boys in Norway.
Krister and Mahad over time
Krister and Mahad appear together in 1 published list, across 31 years of shared records. Krister held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Mahad 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.
Krister reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Mahad 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Krister and Mahad were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 31 years, from 1968 to 2011, ending at #505 and #473.
List by list
Norway · Boys31 shared years, 1968–2011
Krister held the stronger position in 30 of those years, Mahad in 1.
Highest recorded here: Krister #148 in 1992, Mahad #338 in 2003.
The order changed in 2011: Mahad moved ahead. In 2010 they stood at #475 and #513; by 2011 that had become #505 and #473.
Most recent shared year, 2011: Krister #505, Mahad #473.
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 | Krister | Mahad |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #507 (2019) | England and Wales · Boys #1466 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Krister and Mahad both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Krister
Popularity journey
First recorded1967
First recorded at #464 among boys in Norway in 1967 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1967–2019
Highest recorded position: #148 among boys in Norway, in 1992 (recorded 1967–2019).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2019
Most recently recorded at #507 among boys in Norway, in 2019.
Norway · Boys
Mahad
Popularity journey
First recorded1968
First recorded at #548 among boys in Norway in 1968 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1968–2022
Highest recorded position: #338 among boys in Norway, in 2003 (recorded 1968–2022).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1466 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys