Muhammed vs Steinar
Muhammed and Steinarcompared 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, Muhammed was ranked #323 and Steinar #345 among boys in Norway.
Muhammed and Steinar over time
Muhammed and Steinar appear together in 1 published list, across 42 years of shared records. Steinar held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Muhammed 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.
Steinar reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Muhammed 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
Muhammed and Steinar changed places 5 times in Norway · Boys between 1974 and 2025, ending at #323 and #345.
- Longest-running competitions
Muhammed and Steinar were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 42 years, from 1974 to 2025, ending at #323 and #345.
List by list
Norway · Boys42 shared years, 1974–2025
Muhammed held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Steinar in 27.
Highest recorded here: Muhammed #233 in 2013, Steinar #68 in 1976.
The order changed in 2010: Muhammed moved ahead. In 2009 they stood at #331 and #282; by 2010 that had become #246 and #458.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Muhammed #323, Steinar #345.
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.
Where to go next
Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.
Other comparisons involving Steinar
Pairs where Steinar shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.
- Olav vs Steinar
In 1945 they stood at #18 and #19 in Norway · Boys, 1 places apart; by 2025 they were #10 and #345.
Olav · Steinar · 77 shared years, 1945–2025 · Started together, ended far apart
- Helge vs Steinar
Helge and Steinar changed places 28 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 2025, ending at #352 and #345.
Helge · Steinar · 77 shared years, 1945–2025 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
- Steinar vs Arild
Steinar and Arild changed places 26 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 2025, ending at #345 and #489.
Steinar · Arild · 72 shared years, 1945–2025 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
- Leif vs Steinar
Leif and Steinar changed places 26 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 2025, ending at #225 and #345.
Leif · Steinar · 77 shared years, 1945–2025 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
Side by side
| Field | Muhammed | Steinar |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #129 (2025) | Norway · Boys #345 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Muhammed has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Steinar.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Muhammed
Popularity journey
First recorded1974
First recorded at #626 among boys in Norway in 1974 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #108 among boys in England and Wales, in 2013 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #129 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Steinar
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #19 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: #17 among boys in Norway, in 1953 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #345 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys