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Mohamad vs Phillip

Mohamad and Phillipcompared 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 2025, Mohamad was ranked #383 and Phillip #268 among boys in Norway.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys

    In 2018, Mohamad was ranked #749 and Phillip #572 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Boys

    In 2024, Mohamad was ranked #747 and Phillip #1460 among boys in England and Wales.

Mohamad and Phillip over time

Mohamad and Phillip appear together in 2 published lists, across 71 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.

The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Mohamad reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Phillip 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.

  • One moved ahead of the other

    In 2010, Phillip moved ahead of Mohamad in Norway · Boys — #146 and #163 the year before became #157 and #154.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Mohamad and Phillip were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 42 years, from 1972 to 2025, ending at #383 and #268.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Mohamad #564 in 1996, Phillip #180 in 1996.

List by list

  • Norway · Boys42 shared years, 19722025

    Mohamad held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Phillip in 16.

    Highest recorded here: Mohamad #146 in 2009, Phillip #116 in 2013.

    The order changed in 2010: Phillip moved ahead. In 2009 they stood at #146 and #163; by 2010 that had become #157 and #154.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Mohamad #383, Phillip #268.

  • England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 19962024

    Mohamad held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Phillip in 22.

    Highest recorded here: Mohamad #564 in 1996, Phillip #180 in 1996.

    The order changed in 2019: Mohamad moved ahead. In 2018 they stood at #897 and #835; by 2019 that had become #798 and #1253.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Mohamad #747, Phillip #1460.

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

Side-by-side comparison of Mohamad, Phillip
FieldMohamadPhillip
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagemalemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Syllables32
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, IE, NOAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Boys #383 (2025)Norway · Boys #268 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)82/10082/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Mohamad has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Phillip.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.

How each name got here

Mohamad

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1955–2025

    Highest recorded position: #146 among boys in Norway, in 2009 (recorded 1955–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #383 among boys in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Boys

Phillip

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1952

    First recorded at #14 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1952–1994

    Highest recorded position: #14 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1952 (recorded 1952–1994).

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #268 among boys in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Boys