Mindaugas vs Muhammad
Mindaugas 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 2014, Mindaugas was ranked #3895 and Muhammad #14 among boys in England and Wales.
Norway · Boys
In 1996, Mindaugas was ranked #533 and Muhammad #237 among boys in Norway.
Mindaugas and Muhammad over time
Mindaugas and Muhammad appear together in 1 published list, across 27 years of shared records. Muhammad held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Mindaugas in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Mindaugas reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Muhammad 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
Mindaugas and Muhammad changed places 4 times in Norway · Boys between 1969 and 1996, ending at #533 and #237.
List by list
Norway · Boys27 shared years, 1969–1996
Mindaugas held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Muhammad in 21.
Highest recorded here: Mindaugas #154 in 1981, Muhammad #128 in 1985.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1996: Mindaugas #533, Muhammad #237.
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 | Mindaugas | 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 | 3 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Mohammed, Mohammad, Mehmed |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #3895 (2014) | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #21 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 70/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | high |
What the data shows
- Muhammad has a recorded origin (Arabic); Mindaugas does not have one recorded yet.
- Mindaugas and Muhammad both have 3 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Muhammad; Mindaugas doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
- The available evidence gives Mindaugas 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
Mindaugas
Popularity journey
First recorded1969
First recorded at #576 among boys in Norway in 1969 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1969–1996
Highest recorded position: #154 among boys in Norway, in 1981 (recorded 1969–1996).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2014
Most recently recorded at #3895 among boys in England and Wales, in 2014.
England and Wales · 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