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Muhammad-Eesa vs Tor

Muhammad-Eesa and Torcompared 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 2022, Muhammad-Eesa was ranked #2165 and Tor #3449 among boys in England and Wales.

Muhammad-Eesa and Tor over time

Muhammad-Eesa and Tor appear together in 1 published list, across 11 years of shared records. Muhammad-Eesa held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Tor 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.

Tor reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Muhammad-Eesa 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

    Muhammad-Eesa and Tor changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Boys between 2012 and 2022, ending at #2165 and #3449.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Boys11 shared years, 20122022

    Muhammad-Eesa held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Tor in 4.

    Highest recorded here: Muhammad-Eesa #2165 in 2022, Tor #2270 in 2012.

    The order changed in 2021: Muhammad-Eesa moved ahead. In 2020 they stood at #3848 and #2960; by 2021 that had become #3451 and #3990.

    Most recent shared year, 2022: Muhammad-Eesa #2165, Tor #3449.

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

Side-by-side comparison of Muhammad-Eesa, Tor
FieldMuhammad-EesaTor
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagemalemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Syllables51
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENWGB-ENW, NO
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Boys #2921 (2024)Norway · Boys #203 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)46/10095/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)40/10060/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Muhammad-Eesa has 5 syllables, compared with 1 for Tor.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.

How each name got here

Muhammad-Eesa

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded2012

    First recorded at #3987 among boys in England and Wales in 2012 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Highest recorded2012–2024

    Highest recorded position: #2165 among boys in England and Wales, in 2022 (recorded 2012–2024).

    England and Wales · Boys

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #2921 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Boys

Tor

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #14 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 recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #10 among boys in Norway, in 1948 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #203 among boys in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Boys