Mahdi vs Mostafa
Mahdi and Mostafacompared 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 2018, Mahdi was ranked #522 and Mostafa #527 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2025, Mahdi was ranked #668 and Mostafa #3256 among boys in England and Wales.
Mahdi and Mostafa over time
Mahdi and Mostafa appear together in 2 published lists, across 51 years of shared records. Mahdi held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Mostafa in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Mahdi reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Mostafa 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
Mahdi and Mostafa changed places 10 times in Norway · Boys between 1980 and 2018, ending at #522 and #527.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 23 shared years in Norway · Boys, Mahdi and Mostafa averaged 58.6 places apart, ending at #522 and #527.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Mahdi #526 in 2007, Mostafa #1859 in 2009.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys28 shared years, 1996–2025
Mahdi held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Mostafa in 0.
Highest recorded here: Mahdi #526 in 2007, Mostafa #1859 in 2009.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Mahdi #668, Mostafa #3256.
Norway · Boys23 shared years, 1980–2018
Mahdi held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Mostafa in 7.
Highest recorded here: Mahdi #324 in 2001, Mostafa #327 in 2001.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2018: Mahdi #522, Mostafa #527.
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 | Mahdi | Mostafa |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #668 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #3256 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Mahdi has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Mostafa.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Mahdi
Popularity journey
First recorded1968
First recorded at #465 among boys in Norway in 1968 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1968–2023
Highest recorded position: #324 among boys in Norway, in 2001 (recorded 1968–2023).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #668 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Mostafa
Popularity journey
First recorded1958
First recorded at #472 among boys in Norway in 1958 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1958–2019
Highest recorded position: #327 among boys in Norway, in 2001 (recorded 1958–2019).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #3256 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys