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Mohammed vs Myles

Mohammed and Mylescompared 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, Mohammed was ranked #21 and Myles #87 among boys in England and Wales.

  • Scotland · Boys

    In 2024, Mohammed was ranked #117 and Myles #35 among boys in Scotland.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys

    In 2025, Mohammed was ranked #468 and Myles #112 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

  • Northern Ireland · Boys

    In 2024, Mohammed was ranked #278 and Myles #118 among boys in Northern Ireland.

Mohammed and Myles over time

Mohammed and Myles appear together in 3 published lists, across 77 years of shared records. Myles held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Mohammed in 1.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Mohammed reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, and Myles 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.

  • Repeatedly exchanged positions

    Mohammed and Myles changed places 10 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 1980 and 2025, ending at #468 and #112.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Mohammed and Myles were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Boys for 38 years, from 1980 to 2025, ending at #468 and #112.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys38 shared years, 1980–2025

    Mohammed held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Myles in 31.

    Highest recorded here: Mohammed #179 in 1998, Myles #112 in 2025.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Mohammed #468, Myles #112.

  • England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024

    Mohammed held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Myles in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Mohammed #16 in 2008, Myles #87 in 2024.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Mohammed #21, Myles #87.

  • Northern Ireland · Boys10 shared years, 1999–2024

    Mohammed held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Myles in 7.

    Highest recorded here: Mohammed #255 in 2018, Myles #118 in 2024.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Mohammed #278, Myles #118.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Mohammed

Pairs where Mohammed shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Mohammed, Myles
FieldMohammedMyles
Record typeEditorially researched profileOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagemalemale
MeaningAlternate transcription of the Arabic محمّد, traditionally interpreted as 'praiseworthy, commendable' — the same underlying name as Muhammad, spelled via a different, independently well-established transliteration.Not yet recorded
OriginArabicNot yet recorded
Pronunciation/mu.ˈħam.mad/Not yet recorded
Syllables32
Common variants / nicknamesMuhammadNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NOAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Boys #128 (2025)New South Wales, Australia · Boys #74 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)90/100Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)76/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencehighmedium

What the data shows

  • Mohammed has a recorded origin (Arabic); Myles does not have one recorded yet.
  • Mohammed has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Myles.
  • A meaning is recorded for Mohammed; Myles doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
  • The available evidence gives Mohammed a "high" Data Confidence level and Myles a "medium" level — this reflects how complete and corroborated the underlying evidence is, not a judgement of either name.

How each name got here

Mohammed

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #218 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1996–2024

    Highest recorded position: #16 among boys in England and Wales, in 2008 (recorded 1996–2024).

    England and Wales · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #128 among boys in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Boys

Myles

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1964

    First recorded at #109 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  2. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #74 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys