Muhammad vs Normann
Muhammad and Normanncompared 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 1971, Muhammad was ranked #296 and Normann #567 among boys in Norway.
Muhammad and Normann over time
Muhammad and Normann appear together in 1 published list, across 15 years of shared records. Normann held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Muhammad 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.
Normann reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Muhammad 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 and Normann changed places 5 times in Norway · Boys between 1946 and 1971, ending at #296 and #567.
List by list
Norway · Boys15 shared years, 1946–1971
Muhammad held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Normann in 9.
Highest recorded here: Muhammad #225 in 1968, Normann #257 in 1947.
The order changed in 1965: Muhammad moved ahead. In 1964 they stood at #491 and #443; by 1965 that had become #254 and #532.
Most recent shared year, 1971: Muhammad #296, Normann #567.
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 | Muhammad | Normann |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Praiseworthy, commendable. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Arabic | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /muˈħammad/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Mohammed, Mohammad, Mehmed | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #21 (2025) | Norway · Boys #567 (1971) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | high | medium |
What the data shows
- Muhammad has a recorded origin (Arabic); Normann does not have one recorded yet.
- Muhammad has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Normann.
- A meaning is recorded for Muhammad; Normann doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
- The available evidence gives Muhammad a "high" Data Confidence level and Normann a "medium" level — this reflects how complete and corroborated the underlying evidence is, not a judgement of either name.
How each name got here
Muhammad
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #319 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #1 among boys in England and Wales, in 2023 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #21 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Normann
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #216 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–1971
Highest recorded position: #216 among boys in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–1971).
Norway · Boys
Most recent1971
Most recently recorded at #567 among boys in Norway, in 1971.
Norway · Boys