Muhammad vs Sjur
Muhammad and Sjurcompared 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 2025, Muhammad was ranked #94 and Sjur #330 among boys in Norway.
Muhammad and Sjur over time
Muhammad and Sjur appear together in 1 published list, across 77 years of shared records. Muhammad held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Sjur 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.
Sjur 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 Sjur changed places 9 times in Norway · Boys between 1946 and 2025, ending at #94 and #330.
- Mirrored each other
Over 77 shared years in Norway · Boys, Muhammad rose about as far as Sjur fell — from #319 and #197 in 1946 to #94 and #330 in 2025.
- Longest-running competitions
Muhammad and Sjur were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 77 years, from 1946 to 2025, ending at #94 and #330.
List by list
Norway · Boys77 shared years, 1946–2025
Muhammad held the stronger position in 49 of those years, Sjur in 28.
Highest recorded here: Muhammad #70 in 2023, Sjur #177 in 1963.
The order changed in 2001: Muhammad moved ahead. In 2000 they stood at #244 and #238; by 2001 that had become #242 and #300.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Muhammad #94, Sjur #330.
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 | Sjur |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 |
| 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 #330 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | high | medium |
What the data shows
- Muhammad has a recorded origin (Arabic); Sjur does not have one recorded yet.
- Muhammad has 3 syllables, compared with 1 for Sjur.
- A meaning is recorded for Muhammad; Sjur doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
- The available evidence gives Muhammad a "high" Data Confidence level and Sjur 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
Sjur
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #251 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: #177 among boys in Norway, in 1963 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #330 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys