Miles vs Muhammad
Miles and Muhammadcompared 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.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Miles was ranked #104 and Muhammad #1 among boys in England and Wales.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Miles was ranked #114 and Muhammad #2 among boys in Scotland.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
In 2025, Miles was ranked #68 and Muhammad #21 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Miles was ranked #211 and Muhammad #35 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Miles was ranked #239 and Muhammad #154 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Miles and Muhammad over time
Miles and Muhammad appear together in 3 published lists, across 56 years of shared records. Muhammad held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Miles in 0.
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.
Miles reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Muhammad in 1. 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.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Miles #104 in 2024, Muhammad #1 in 2023.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Miles held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Muhammad in 29.
Highest recorded here: Miles #104 in 2024, Muhammad #1 in 2023.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Miles #104, Muhammad #1.
Republic of Ireland · Boys17 shared years, 2003–2025
Miles held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Muhammad in 17.
Highest recorded here: Miles #204 in 2021, Muhammad #35 in 2025.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Miles #211, Muhammad #35.
Northern Ireland · Boys10 shared years, 2015–2024
Miles held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Muhammad in 8.
Highest recorded here: Miles #207 in 2022, Muhammad #154 in 2024.
The order changed in 2016: Muhammad moved ahead. In 2015 they stood at #237 and #314; by 2016 that had become #358 and #253.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Miles #239, Muhammad #154.
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 | Miles | Muhammad |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Praiseworthy, commendable. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Arabic |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /muˈħammad/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Mohammed, Mohammad, Mehmed |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #68 (2025) | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #21 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | high |
What the data shows
- Muhammad has a recorded origin (Arabic); Miles does not have one recorded yet.
- Miles has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Muhammad.
- A meaning is recorded for Muhammad; Miles doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
- The available evidence gives Miles a "medium" Data Confidence level and Muhammad a "high" level — this reflects how complete and corroborated the underlying evidence is, not a judgement of either name.
How each name got here
Miles
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #154 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2023–2025
Highest recorded position: #62 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2023 (recorded 2023–2025).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #68 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Muhammad
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #319 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #1 among boys in England and Wales, in 2023 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #21 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys