Mahad vs Osman
Mahad and Osmancompared 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 2022, Mahad was ranked #483 and Osman #370 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2025, Mahad was ranked #1466 and Osman #474 among boys in England and Wales.
Mahad and Osman over time
Mahad and Osman appear together in 2 published lists, across 63 years of shared records. Osman held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Mahad in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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
Mahad and Osman changed places 10 times in Norway · Boys between 1968 and 2022, ending at #483 and #370.
- Longest-running competitions
Mahad and Osman were both ranked in England and Wales · Boys for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #1466 and #474.
List by list
Norway · Boys33 shared years, 1968–2022
Mahad held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Osman in 27.
Highest recorded here: Mahad #338 in 2003, Osman #275 in 1988.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Mahad #483, Osman #370.
England and Wales · Boys30 shared years, 1996–2025
Mahad held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Osman in 28.
Highest recorded here: Mahad #853 in 1996, Osman #444 in 2022.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Mahad #1466, Osman #474.
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 | Mahad | Osman |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | GB-ENW, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #1466 (2025) | Norway · Boys #472 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Mahad and Osman both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
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
Osman
Popularity journey
First recorded1950
First recorded at #333 among boys in Norway in 1950 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1950–2025
Highest recorded position: #256 among boys in Norway, in 1962 (recorded 1950–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #474 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys