Mahamed vs Martinus
Mahamed and Martinuscompared 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 2016, Mahamed was ranked #495 and Martinus #292 among boys in Norway.
Mahamed and Martinus over time
Mahamed and Martinus appear together in 1 published list, across 24 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
Mahamed reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Martinus 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
Mahamed and Martinus changed places 5 times in Norway · Boys between 1989 and 2016, ending at #495 and #292.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Boys within 2 years — Mahamed #327 in 2007, Martinus #262 in 2008.
List by list
Norway · Boys24 shared years, 1989–2016
Mahamed held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Martinus in 12.
Highest recorded here: Mahamed #327 in 2007, Martinus #262 in 2008.
The order changed in 2008: Martinus moved ahead. In 2007 they stood at #327 and #330; by 2008 that had become #560 and #262.
Most recent shared year, 2016: Mahamed #495, Martinus #292.
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 | Mahamed | Martinus |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #2440 (2025) | Norway · Boys #493 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Mahamed and Martinus both have 3 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Mahamed
Popularity journey
First recorded1960
First recorded at #358 among boys in Norway in 1960 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1960–2018
Highest recorded position: #327 among boys in Norway, in 2007 (recorded 1960–2018).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #2440 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Martinus
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #348 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1946–2024
Highest recorded position: #262 among boys in Norway, in 2008 (recorded 1946–2024).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #493 among boys in Norway, in 2024.
Norway · Boys