Leszek vs Mohammed
Leszek and Mohammedcompared 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 1990, Leszek was ranked #632 and Mohammed #137 among boys in Norway.
Leszek and Mohammed over time
Leszek and Mohammed appear together in 1 published list, across 33 years of shared records. Mohammed held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Leszek in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Leszek reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Mohammed 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
Leszek and Mohammed changed places 6 times in Norway · Boys between 1954 and 1990, ending at #632 and #137.
- Longest-running competitions
Leszek and Mohammed were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 33 years, from 1954 to 1990, ending at #632 and #137.
List by list
Norway · Boys33 shared years, 1954–1990
Leszek held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Mohammed in 27.
Highest recorded here: Leszek #192 in 1964, Mohammed #135 in 1985.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1990: Leszek #632, Mohammed #137.
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 | Leszek | Mohammed |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Alternate transcription of the Arabic محمّد, traditionally interpreted as 'praiseworthy, commendable' — the same underlying name as Muhammad, spelled via a different, independently well-established transliteration. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Arabic |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /mu.ˈħam.mad/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Muhammad |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #632 (1990) | Norway · Boys #128 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | high |
What the data shows
- Mohammed has a recorded origin (Arabic); Leszek does not have one recorded yet.
- Leszek has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Mohammed.
- A meaning is recorded for Mohammed; Leszek doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
- The available evidence gives Leszek a "medium" Data Confidence level and Mohammed a "high" level — this reflects how complete and corroborated the underlying evidence is, not a judgement of either name.
How each name got here
Leszek
Popularity journey
First recorded1954
First recorded at #421 among boys in Norway in 1954 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1954–1990
Highest recorded position: #192 among boys in Norway, in 1964 (recorded 1954–1990).
Norway · Boys
Most recent1990
Most recently recorded at #632 among boys in Norway, in 1990.
Norway · Boys
Mohammed
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #218 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: #16 among boys in England and Wales, in 2008 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #128 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys