Mohammad vs Sonny
Mohammad and Sonnycompared 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.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Mohammad was ranked #207 and Sonny #28 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Mohammad was ranked #141 and Sonny #44 among boys in Scotland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Mohammad was ranked #53 and Sonny #51 among boys in England and Wales.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2022, Mohammad was ranked #352 and Sonny #101 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Mohammad and Sonny over time
Mohammad and Sonny appear together in 2 published lists, across 53 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.
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.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 29 shared years in England and Wales · Boys, Mohammad and Sonny averaged 54.4 places apart, ending at #53 and #51.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Mohammad #53 in 2024, Sonny #51 in 2024.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Mohammad held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Sonny in 3.
Highest recorded here: Mohammad #53 in 2024, Sonny #51 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Mohammad #53, Sonny #51.
Republic of Ireland · Boys24 shared years, 2001–2025
Mohammad held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Sonny in 15.
Highest recorded here: Mohammad #207 in 2025, Sonny #28 in 2025.
The order changed in 2011: Sonny moved ahead. In 2010 they stood at #284 and #322; by 2011 that had become #326 and #272.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Mohammad #207, Sonny #28.
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 | Mohammad | Sonny |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #113 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #28 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Mohammad has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Sonny.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
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
Sonny
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #237 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 recorded2001–2025
Highest recorded position: #28 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025 (recorded 2001–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #40 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys