Mohammad vs Tobias
Mohammad and Tobiascompared 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, Mohammad was ranked #113 and Tobias #15 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Mohammad was ranked #53 and Tobias #108 among boys in England and Wales.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Mohammad was ranked #141 and Tobias #352 among boys in Scotland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Mohammad was ranked #207 and Tobias #676 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2022, Mohammad was ranked #352 and Tobias #264 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Mohammad and Tobias over time
Mohammad and Tobias appear together in 3 published lists, across 113 years of shared records. Mohammad held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Tobias in 1.
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.
Tobias 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 1989, Tobias moved ahead of Mohammad in Norway · Boys — #116 and #162 the year before became #106 and #99.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Mohammad and Tobias changed places 5 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 1988 and 2025, ending at #207 and #676.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 29 shared years in England and Wales · Boys, Mohammad and Tobias averaged 52.2 places apart, ending at #53 and #108.
- Longest-running competitions
Mohammad and Tobias were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 56 years, from 1967 to 2025, ending at #113 and #15.
List by list
Norway · Boys56 shared years, 1967–2025
Mohammad held the stronger position in 19 of those years, Tobias in 37.
Highest recorded here: Mohammad #60 in 1999, Tobias #1 in 2005.
The order changed in 1989: Tobias moved ahead. In 1988 they stood at #116 and #162; by 1989 that had become #106 and #99.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Mohammad #113, Tobias #15.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Mohammad held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Tobias in 0.
Highest recorded here: Mohammad #53 in 2024, Tobias #98 in 2018.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Mohammad #53, Tobias #108.
Republic of Ireland · Boys28 shared years, 1988–2025
Mohammad held the stronger position in 24 of those years, Tobias in 3.
Highest recorded here: Mohammad #204 in 2002, Tobias #271 in 1988.
The order changed in 2020: Mohammad moved ahead. In 2019 they stood at #352 and #285; by 2020 that had become #280 and #496.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Mohammad #207, Tobias #676.
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 | Tobias |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Traditionally understood to mean 'God is good' or 'the Lord is good', from a Hebrew phrase. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Hebrew, via Greek; used in Norwegian, Swedish, Danish and German tradition |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /tʊ.ˈbiː.as/ |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| 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, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #113 (2025) | Norway · Boys #15 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Tobias has a recorded origin (Hebrew, via Greek; used in Norwegian, Swedish, Danish and German tradition); Mohammad does not have one recorded yet.
- Mohammad has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Tobias.
- A meaning is recorded for Tobias; Mohammad doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO.
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
Tobias
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #222 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1967–2025
Highest recorded position: #1 among boys in Norway, in 2005 (recorded 1967–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #15 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys