Mohammad vs Viljar
Mohammad and Viljarcompared 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 Viljar #105 among boys in Norway.
Mohammad and Viljar over time
Mohammad and Viljar appear together in 1 published list, across 37 years of shared records. Mohammad held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Viljar 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.
Mohammad reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Viljar 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 2025, Viljar moved ahead of Mohammad in Norway · Boys — #100 and #109 the year before became #113 and #105.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Mohammad and Viljar changed places 7 times in Norway · Boys between 1981 and 2025, ending at #113 and #105.
- Longest-running competitions
Mohammad and Viljar were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 37 years, from 1981 to 2025, ending at #113 and #105.
List by list
Norway · Boys37 shared years, 1981–2025
Mohammad held the stronger position in 31 of those years, Viljar in 6.
Highest recorded here: Mohammad #60 in 1999, Viljar #91 in 2014.
The order changed in 2025: Viljar moved ahead. In 2024 they stood at #100 and #109; by 2025 that had become #113 and #105.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Mohammad #113, Viljar #105.
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 | Viljar |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #113 (2025) | Norway · Boys #105 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Mohammad has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Viljar.
- Both names have recorded usage in 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
Viljar
Popularity journey
First recorded1981
First recorded at #663 among boys in Norway in 1981 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1981–2025
Highest recorded position: #91 among boys in Norway, in 2014 (recorded 1981–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #105 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys