Mustafa vs Torkel
Mustafa and Torkelcompared 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 2022, Mustafa was ranked #335 and Torkel #397 among boys in Norway.
Mustafa and Torkel over time
Mustafa and Torkel appear together in 1 published list, across 67 years of shared records. Mustafa held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Torkel 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.
Torkel reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Mustafa 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
Mustafa and Torkel changed places 7 times in Norway · Boys between 1948 and 2022, ending at #335 and #397.
- Longest-running competitions
Mustafa and Torkel were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 67 years, from 1948 to 2022, ending at #335 and #397.
List by list
Norway · Boys67 shared years, 1948–2022
Mustafa held the stronger position in 56 of those years, Torkel in 11.
Highest recorded here: Mustafa #167 in 1994, Torkel #252 in 1963.
The order changed in 1972: Mustafa moved ahead. In 1971 they stood at #268 and #263; by 1972 that had become #282 and #358.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Mustafa #335, Torkel #397.
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 | Mustafa | Torkel |
|---|---|---|
| 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-SCT, IE, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #297 (2025) | Norway · Boys #397 (2022) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Mustafa has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Torkel.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Mustafa
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #258 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: #165 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #297 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Torkel
Popularity journey
First recorded1948
First recorded at #345 among boys in Norway in 1948 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1948–2022
Highest recorded position: #252 among boys in Norway, in 1963 (recorded 1948–2022).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2022
Most recently recorded at #397 among boys in Norway, in 2022.
Norway · Boys