Mahmoud vs Mostafa
Mahmoud 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 2019, Mahmoud was ranked #466 and Mostafa #472 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Mahmoud was ranked #1162 and Mostafa #2921 among boys in England and Wales.
Mahmoud and Mostafa over time
Mahmoud and Mostafa appear together in 2 published lists, across 63 years of shared records. Mahmoud 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.
Mahmoud reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Mahmoud and Mostafa were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 36 years, from 1958 to 2019, ending at #466 and #472.
List by list
Norway · Boys36 shared years, 1958–2019
Mahmoud held the stronger position in 35 of those years, Mostafa in 1.
Highest recorded here: Mahmoud #251 in 1985, Mostafa #327 in 2001.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2019: Mahmoud #466, Mostafa #472.
England and Wales · Boys27 shared years, 1996–2024
Mahmoud held the stronger position in 27 of those years, Mostafa in 0.
Highest recorded here: Mahmoud #1040 in 1996, Mostafa #1859 in 2009.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Mahmoud #1162, Mostafa #2921.
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 | Mahmoud | 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 | Norway · Boys #434 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #2921 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Mahmoud has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Mostafa.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Mahmoud
Popularity journey
First recorded1953
First recorded at #370 among boys in Norway in 1953 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1953–2025
Highest recorded position: #251 among boys in Norway, in 1985 (recorded 1953–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #434 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · 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 recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2921 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys