Muhammad vs Steffen
Muhammad and Steffencompared 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 2000, Muhammad was ranked #69 and Steffen #2142 among boys in England and Wales.
Norway · Boys
In 2025, Muhammad was ranked #94 and Steffen #519 among boys in Norway.
Muhammad and Steffen over time
Muhammad and Steffen appear together in 1 published list, across 70 years of shared records. Steffen held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Muhammad in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Steffen 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 Steffen changed places 10 times in Norway · Boys between 1946 and 2025, ending at #94 and #519.
- Mirrored each other
Over 70 shared years in Norway · Boys, Muhammad rose about as far as Steffen fell — from #319 and #341 in 1946 to #94 and #519 in 2025.
- Longest-running competitions
Muhammad and Steffen were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 70 years, from 1946 to 2025, ending at #94 and #519.
List by list
Norway · Boys70 shared years, 1946–2025
Muhammad held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Steffen in 45.
Highest recorded here: Muhammad #72 in 2024, Steffen #24 in 1985.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Muhammad #94, Steffen #519.
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 | Steffen |
|---|---|---|
| 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/ | |
| 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) | Norway · Boys #519 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | high | medium |
What the data shows
- Muhammad has a recorded origin (Arabic); Steffen does not have one recorded yet.
- Muhammad has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Steffen.
- A meaning is recorded for Muhammad; Steffen 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 Steffen 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
Steffen
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #341 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1946–2025
Highest recorded position: #24 among boys in Norway, in 1985 (recorded 1946–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #519 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys