Mohamad vs Roger
Mohamad and Rogercompared 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 2013, Mohamad was ranked #165 and Roger #514 among boys in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2020, Mohamad was ranked #741 and Roger #556 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Mohamad was ranked #747 and Roger #2263 among boys in England and Wales.
Mohamad and Roger over time
Mohamad and Roger appear together in 2 published lists, across 80 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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
Mohamad and Roger were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 51 years, from 1955 to 2013, ending at #165 and #514.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Mohamad #564 in 1996, Roger #694 in 1997.
List by list
Norway · Boys51 shared years, 1955–2013
Mohamad held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Roger in 37.
Highest recorded here: Mohamad #153 in 2007, Roger #18 in 1972.
The order changed in 1993: Mohamad moved ahead. In 1992 they stood at #215 and #181; by 1993 that had become #223 and #231.
Most recent shared year, 2013: Mohamad #165, Roger #514.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Mohamad held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Roger in 0.
Highest recorded here: Mohamad #564 in 1996, Roger #694 in 1997.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Mohamad #747, Roger #2263.
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 | Mohamad | Roger |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #383 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #2263 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Mohamad has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Roger.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
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
Roger
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #86 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2013
Highest recorded position: #18 among boys in Norway, in 1972 (recorded 1945–2013).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2263 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys