Mac vs Mohammad
Mac 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.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2025, Mac was ranked #782 and Mohammad #55 among boys in England and Wales.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Mac was ranked #139 and Mohammad #141 among boys in Scotland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Mac was ranked #520 and Mohammad #231 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2022, Mac was ranked #414 and Mohammad #352 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Mac and Mohammad over time
Mac and Mohammad appear together in 1 published list, across 30 years of shared records. Mohammad held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Mac in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Mac 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Mac and Mohammad were both ranked in England and Wales · Boys for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #782 and #55.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Mac #754 in 2023, Mohammad #53 in 2024.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys30 shared years, 1996–2025
Mac held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Mohammad in 30.
Highest recorded here: Mac #754 in 2023, Mohammad #53 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Mac #782, Mohammad #55.
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 | Mac | 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 | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #782 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #55 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Mac has 1 syllable, compared with 3 for Mohammad.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Mac
Popularity journey
First recorded1969
First recorded at #270 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1969 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #782 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · 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