Michael vs Mohamad
Michael and Mohamadcompared 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.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2023, Michael was ranked #15 and Mohamad #770 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Michael was ranked #85 and Mohamad #747 among boys in England and Wales.
Norway · Boys
In 2025, Michael was ranked #195 and Mohamad #383 among boys in Norway.
Michael and Mohamad over time
Michael and Mohamad appear together in 2 published lists, across 98 years of shared records. Michael held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Mohamad in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Michael reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Mohamad 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
Michael and Mohamad were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 69 years, from 1955 to 2025, ending at #195 and #383.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Michael #22 in 1996, Mohamad #564 in 1996.
List by list
Norway · Boys69 shared years, 1955–2025
Michael held the stronger position in 68 of those years, Mohamad in 1.
Highest recorded here: Michael #48 in 1990, Mohamad #146 in 2009.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Michael #195, Mohamad #383.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Michael held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Mohamad in 0.
Highest recorded here: Michael #22 in 1996, Mohamad #564 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Michael #85, Mohamad #747.
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 | Michael | Mohamad |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Commonly interpreted as a rhetorical question, 'Who is like God?', implying no one compares to God. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Biblical Hebrew | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈmaɪkəl/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #22 (2025) | Norway · Boys #383 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Michael has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew); Mohamad does not have one recorded yet.
- Michael has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Mohamad.
- A meaning is recorded for Michael; Mohamad doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Michael
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #259 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1952–2025
Highest recorded position: #1 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1974 (recorded 1952–2025).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #62 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Mohamad
Popularity journey
First recorded1955
First recorded at #396 among boys in Norway in 1955 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1955–2025
Highest recorded position: #146 among boys in Norway, in 2009 (recorded 1955–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #383 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys