Mostafa vs Nils
Mostafa and Nilscompared 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 2019, Mostafa was ranked #472 and Nils #84 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Mostafa was ranked #2921 and Nils #4270 among boys in England and Wales.
Mostafa and Nils over time
Mostafa and Nils appear together in 2 published lists, across 61 years of shared records. Nils held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Mostafa 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.
Nils reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Mostafa 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
Mostafa and Nils changed places 7 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2024, ending at #2921 and #4270.
- Longest-running competitions
Mostafa and Nils were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 38 years, from 1958 to 2019, ending at #472 and #84.
List by list
Norway · Boys38 shared years, 1958–2019
Mostafa held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Nils in 38.
Highest recorded here: Mostafa #327 in 2001, Nils #27 in 1958.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2019: Mostafa #472, Nils #84.
England and Wales · Boys23 shared years, 1996–2024
Mostafa held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Nils in 11.
Highest recorded here: Mostafa #1859 in 2009, Nils #1746 in 2001.
The order changed in 2016: Mostafa moved ahead. In 2015 they stood at #3908 and #2319; by 2016 that had become #2335 and #4810.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Mostafa #2921, Nils #4270.
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 | Mostafa | Nils |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 3 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #2921 (2024) | Norway · Boys #61 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Mostafa has 3 syllables, compared with 1 for Nils.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Mostafa
Popularity journey
First recorded1958
First recorded at #472 among boys in Norway in 1958 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1958–2019
Highest recorded position: #327 among boys in Norway, in 2001 (recorded 1958–2019).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2921 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys
Nils
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #26 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: #21 among boys in Norway, in 1947 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #61 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys