Mohamed vs Mohammad
Mohamed and Mohammadcompared 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, Mohamed was ranked #207 and Mohammad #53 among boys in England and Wales.
Norway · Boys
In 2025, Mohamed was ranked #343 and Mohammad #113 among boys in Norway.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Mohamed was ranked #382 and Mohammad #141 among boys in Scotland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Mohamed was ranked #286 and Mohammad #207 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2022, Mohamed was ranked #285 and Mohammad #352 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Mohamed and Mohammad over time
Mohamed and Mohammad appear together in 3 published lists, across 140 years of shared records. Mohammad held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Mohamed 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.
Mohamed reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Mohammad 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Mohamed and Mohammad changed places 10 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 2025, ending at #343 and #113.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 81 shared years in Norway · Boys, Mohamed and Mohammad averaged 49.2 places apart, ending at #343 and #113.
- Longest-running competitions
Mohamed and Mohammad were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #343 and #113.
List by list
Norway · Boys81 shared years, 1945–2025
Mohamed held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Mohammad in 74.
Highest recorded here: Mohamed #88 in 1995, Mohammad #60 in 1999.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Mohamed #343, Mohammad #113.
Republic of Ireland · Boys30 shared years, 1988–2025
Mohamed held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Mohammad in 20.
Highest recorded here: Mohamed #211 in 2006, Mohammad #204 in 2002.
The order changed in 2020: Mohammad moved ahead. In 2019 they stood at #295 and #352; by 2020 that had become #342 and #280.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Mohamed #286, Mohammad #207.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Mohamed held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Mohammad in 29.
Highest recorded here: Mohamed #132 in 2006, Mohammad #53 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Mohamed #207, Mohammad #53.
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 | Mohamed | Mohammad |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 3 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #286 (2025) | Norway · Boys #113 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Mohamed and Mohammad both have 3 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Mohamed
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #261 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #88 among boys in Norway, in 1995 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #343 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Mohammad
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #147 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #53 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #113 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys