Muhammad vs Ronny
Muhammad and Ronnycompared 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, Muhammad was ranked #1 and Ronny #1460 among boys in England and Wales.
Norway · Boys
In 2011, Muhammad was ranked #103 and Ronny #515 among boys in Norway.
Muhammad and Ronny over time
Muhammad and Ronny appear together in 2 published lists, across 83 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
Ronny reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 1992, Muhammad moved ahead of Ronny in Norway · Boys — #198 and #175 the year before became #186 and #226.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Muhammad and Ronny changed places 7 times in Norway · Boys between 1946 and 2011, ending at #103 and #515.
- Mirrored each other
Over 58 shared years in Norway · Boys, Muhammad rose about as far as Ronny fell — from #319 and #286 in 1946 to #103 and #515 in 2011.
- Longest-running competitions
Muhammad and Ronny were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 58 years, from 1946 to 2011, ending at #103 and #515.
List by list
Norway · Boys58 shared years, 1946–2011
Muhammad held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Ronny in 40.
Highest recorded here: Muhammad #103 in 2011, Ronny #15 in 1975.
The order changed in 1992: Muhammad moved ahead. In 1991 they stood at #198 and #175; by 1992 that had become #186 and #226.
Most recent shared year, 2011: Muhammad #103, Ronny #515.
England and Wales · Boys25 shared years, 1996–2024
Muhammad held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Ronny in 0.
Highest recorded here: Muhammad #1 in 2023, Ronny #655 in 2013.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Muhammad #1, Ronny #1460.
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 | Ronny |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #21 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #1460 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | high | medium |
What the data shows
- Muhammad has a recorded origin (Arabic); Ronny does not have one recorded yet.
- Muhammad has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Ronny.
- A meaning is recorded for Muhammad; Ronny doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
- The available evidence gives Muhammad a "high" Data Confidence level and Ronny 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
Ronny
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #250 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2011
Highest recorded position: #15 among boys in Norway, in 1975 (recorded 1945–2011).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1460 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys