Leiv vs Mohammad
Leiv 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 2011, Leiv was ranked #551 and Mohammad #86 among boys in Norway.
Leiv and Mohammad over time
Leiv and Mohammad appear together in 1 published list, across 48 years of shared records. Mohammad held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Leiv 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.
Leiv 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 1954, Mohammad moved ahead of Leiv in Norway · Boys — #140 and #145 the year before became #153 and #125.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Leiv and Mohammad changed places 5 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 2011, ending at #551 and #86.
- Longest-running competitions
Leiv and Mohammad were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 48 years, from 1945 to 2011, ending at #551 and #86.
List by list
Norway · Boys48 shared years, 1945–2011
Leiv held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Mohammad in 44.
Highest recorded here: Leiv #117 in 1946, Mohammad #70 in 1993.
The order changed in 1954: Mohammad moved ahead. In 1953 they stood at #140 and #145; by 1954 that had become #153 and #125.
Most recent shared year, 2011: Leiv #551, Mohammad #86.
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 | Leiv | 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 #551 (2011) | Norway · Boys #113 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Leiv has 1 syllable, compared with 3 for Mohammad.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Leiv
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #124 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2011
Highest recorded position: #117 among boys in Norway, in 1946 (recorded 1945–2011).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2011
Most recently recorded at #551 among boys in Norway, in 2011.
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