Randomly popped up on my Instagram this seems like something that was cherry picked data used to ragebait people. I would like some input from the locals on the validity or what even is happening there. I know the migrant issue is a problem in Germany and Italy to some degree. Is it also a problem there now?

by ztunelover

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  3. Many muslim boys have Muhammed as a honor-nane,and the real given name is different.

  4. I feel like, based on my experience in Norway this summer, that the language that they are speaking most likely isn’t an Arabic one

  9. Persuasive propaganda of a fake identity treath. First claim is false. There is no such data. The second was true for Oslo area only for a while ago, in 2018. For Norway in 2024, it was Lucas. Edit: Report the ad to PST.

  10. The 70% figure for kindergarten children not speaking Norwegian as their main language doesn’t quite match up with national statistics, and it might be a bit of an overgeneralization based on limited data. [https://www.udir.no/tall-og-forskning/statistikk/statistikk-barnehage/analyser/2025/fakta-om-barnehager-2024/minoritetsspraklige-barn/](https://www.udir.no/tall-og-forskning/statistikk/statistikk-barnehage/analyser/2025/fakta-om-barnehager-2024/minoritetsspraklige-barn/)

    However, the fact that Muhammad is one of the most popular boy names in Oslo is backed up by official name statistics, even though it’s not the most common name nationwide (it’s like 26th).  [https://www.lifeinnorway.net/norwegian-baby-names/](https://www.lifeinnorway.net/norwegian-baby-names/)

  11. usually childrens starting in kindergarten when they are 1 year old, so they don’t speak any language.

  12. Immigrants are much less likely to put their kids in kindergarten but even if all of them did that would be incorrect.

    There are schools were this is an issue but in the country as a whole that number is pulled out of someone’s ass. Or mouth, it’s not always easy to tell the difference with far right pundits.

  13. Well, in kindergarten you will find that most kids only barely speak Norwegian – regardless of what their parents speak – native or not. Most 2 year olds are not fluent in any language.

    And since foreigners from Muslim countries are so creative in their naming, they name all the boys some varation of ‘Mohammed’. So that scews the statistics a lot, since Norwegians actually call their boys something else than ‘Ola’.

    So, I’d say this is very misleading use of cherry picked statistics.

  14. That is the whole point of meta/facebook. Ragbait to keep users. The best way to combat it is to delete all meta products you are using..

  16. This is a great example of why fascism and hate-propaganda is so effective and dangerous. It’s hallmarked by mixing inconvenient truths with blatant lies.

    Yes, Muhammad is the most popular name. As is it in most countries with a Muslim population. Not because Muslims are the majority population but because Muslims have an extremely limited selection of names to choose from.

    But what it really asks is: do you stand with the “Muslim tsunami” which this image suggests is happening?

    Notice the suggestive question at the top of this image:
    DO YOU SUPPORT THIS? YES OR NO?

    Meaning that you HAVE to choose sides. Black or White. Left or Right. Up or down. No middle ground. This is polarization efforts in its truest form.

    More importantly, this kind of posts spark controversy. Witnessed by how many comments this thread already has gotten. It will be top-ranking for hours. Slowly planting the seed of doubt in our minds.

    Algorithm-based social media is the cancer of our society. It must be eradicated.

  17. I mean it COULD be true, but it is not even close to the norm in the rest of the country and if there is 1 kindergarten in all of Norway where this is the case it would be in Oslo.

    Also not that eyebrow raising that one of the most popular names is Mohammed since it is literally the most popular name in the entire world.

    So I am not sure I would call it “misinformation”, but I will say that it is framed in a bad faith way.

  18. It’s now being reported that meta will give you 70% brain damage.

  19. Most immigrants speak the language of their parents/family when at home and count that as their mother tongue while Norwegian is something they use to maneuver and function in the society. For many it’s also a deliberate choice as it lets the children able to speak both languages to be able to communicate with their family in the home country if they visit or on the phone.

    In kindergarten this will be more obvious as they might learn Norwegian in kindergarten and speak their mother tongue at home. As long as they learn Norwegian there organically it will normally be fine and result in perfectly fine Norwegian as grown ups even if they don’t consider it their mother tongue.

  20. In 2023 and 2024 Mohammed was the most popular name in Oslo with 78 boys with this name in 2024. Filip, number two, had 68.

    Source (originally ssb.no): https://www.akersposten.no/emma-og-mohammad-er-de-mest-populare-navnene-i-oslo-i-fjor/s/5-142-230553

    Because many reasons, some areas have a very high percentage of non native Norwegian speaking parents, and that reflects the language spoken by their kids in their early years. As the years go by, they become bilingual and fluent in both their mothers tongue and Norwegian.

    The numbers nationally are different, with around 400 individuals named Lucas, Noah, Oliver, Emil etc… Typical Norwegian names, but which also works internationally/in English.

  21. Imagine getting your facts on meta and then using reddit to confirm LOL

  22. Just guessing here, but the name Muhammad being common could just be the result of it being extremely common among Muslims. Aka: non Muslim kids are still a majority but have a bunch of different names, while all Muslim kids have Muhammad as a first or middle name, which creates the alarmist statistics.

  23. As it says «at a kindergarten», This could very well be true for some kindergarten in Alnabru or some shit. I assume it very much also could be true that Muhammad is one of the most common boy names, why wouldn’t it be, when Arabs are just pretty much all called that. If we had every Norwegian kid be named Harald or some shit, Harald would probably be the most common boy names.

    Is any of this reason for concern tho?

  24. look at the bottom right corner – it’s 100% misinformation made specifically to make people angry. add in the “Do you support this? yes/no” is peak ragebait design. You are not the target group tho, that would be those that are 50+ or already deep into the propaganda.

    From actual sources; about 20% of kids in Kindergardens in Norway are from minority background. But many of these are actively learning Norwegian ofc. I know of one kid from England and one kid from Australia – so the kids play and swap languages. so the Norwegian kids learn basic English or whatever other language the minority background kid in their group speaks, and the kid picks up Norwegian that will then by pretty much fluent by school age. (Ofc speaking Norwegian at home is also encouraged, but there is no strict enforcement on it).

    [https://www.udir.no/tall-og-forskning/statistikk/statistikk-barnehage/analyser/2025/fakta-om-barnehager-2024/minoritetsspraklige-barn/](https://www.udir.no/tall-og-forskning/statistikk/statistikk-barnehage/analyser/2025/fakta-om-barnehager-2024/minoritetsspraklige-barn/) I can’t find the source in English unfortunately.

    here is (countrywide) the top 10 names for both girls and boys; [https://www.ssb.no/befolkning/navn/statistikk/navn](https://www.ssb.no/befolkning/navn/statistikk/navn) Mohammed is not on this list.

    But yes, Mohammed (with all the variants) are indeed one of the most popular boys names in Oslo, and did top the list in 2024; [https://www.akersposten.no/emma-og-mohammad-er-de-mest-populare-navnene-i-oslo-i-fjor/s/5-142-230553](https://www.akersposten.no/emma-og-mohammad-er-de-mest-populare-navnene-i-oslo-i-fjor/s/5-142-230553)

    But tbh it’s a very popular name and often families will call their son Mohammed as their legal name, but they will go by a different name in everyday situations. If Norwegians had a similar strong tie to a specific religion, then we would be able to see the same trend there. Tbh Muslims or people who traditionally have a strong connection to the name Muhammed, is not even among the biggest immigrant group to Norway, that would be from Poland and Ukraine. The only numbers I found that showed about 20% immigration (even in Oslo), are all from right wing and extremist webpages. Or facebook posts – so I am going to do myself a favour and not even go down that rabbit hole lol.

  25. It’s one single kindergarten and kindergartens can be as small as five children in Norway, it is not at all very difficult to imagine one single kindergarten in an immigrant-heavy neighbourhood having a majority non-Norwegian number of kids. That is hardly news though, I imagine you could find the same in any country with any notable ethnically dominated neighbourhoods.

    The name thing is technically true but that is because variants of Muhammad is extremely widely used across various cultures with a predominant Muslim faith. Oslo is home to the biggest Muslim community in Norway, a good wso it is far from stunning the name would be the most popular there. On a national level it is not even in the top ten.

  26. This is probably true. In some areas of Oslo the main population is almost 100% foreign. It’s the sad truth about integration and how it’s not working IF the ratio/numbers of immigrants vs natives are wrong. How are they going to be a part of Norway if they don’t experience anything Norwegian? It’s like trying to learn to speak english while only speaking french…

  28. THESE ARE BOTS ON EVERY SOCIAL MEDIA APP, and i’m so sick of them everywhere

  29. All countries have problems with middle east asylum seeker (rapaing rates, criminal rates and high amount of social benefits… But Oslo is kinda special in this term

  30. I love how the picture shows everyone happy and celebrating Norwegian pride.

  31. Most people in first grade maths classes don’t know maths yet…

    this is what kindergardens excell at. Teach them young. It isn’t their fault they don’t know something that hasn’t yet been taught.

  32. The headline refers to «a kindergarten in Norway». There are more than 5000 kindergartens in Norway: https://www.ssb.no/utdanning/barnehager/statistikk/barnehager

    Regarding popular names for newborn boys, the #1, most popular name for boys in 2024 was Lukas/Lucas. Muhammad (with various spellings) is not even in the top 10 for Norway. https://www.ssb.no/befolkning/navn/statistikk/navn

    According to Statistics Norway (see the link above) 234 newborn boys in Norway were named Mohammad (or other spellings of the same name), which made it #26 on the national list over popular names for boys that year. As a point of comparison, 431 boys were named Lucas or Lukas.

    In 2024, 27 884 boys were born in Norway. https://www.ssb.no/befolkning/fodte-og-dode/statistikk/fodte So about 0 8% of all newborn boys in Norway in 2024 were named Muhammad (or similar spellings of the same name).

    However, for Oslo the most used name for newborn boys in 2024 was indeed Mohammad (with various spellings): https://www.akersposten.no/emma-og-mohammad-er-de-mest-populare-navnene-i-oslo-i-fjor/s/5-142-230553 Part of the background is that many Muslim parents give this name to at least one of their sons, while the rest of the populations has a wider distribution of first names in use.

  33. The headline is talking about ONE kindergarden. That’s not hard to believe at all since many immigrants move to the same areas in Oslo. The thing about Mohammed is also largely because there is much less diversity in muslim boy names than in Norwegian names.

  35. Muhammad being the most common name isn’t exactly a shocker. There are a lot of different names one can use in the west, and while some are more common than others, even the most popular (For girls, Anne/Anna) only makes up 2% of the entire population. Names also tend to cycle in popularity, so while one name can be popular one year, it won’t necessarily be the next.

    We have 4% Muslim immigrants in Norway, and for cultural reasons I certainly don’t understand, almost every boy is called Muhammad (Or a variation of). Most Muslim immigrants live in Oslo.

    It doesn’t take a huge amount of “back of the napkin” math to conclude that, yes, Muhammad would be the most common name in Oslo. If every non-muslim Norwegian called their son “Ola”, that would obviously immediately become the most popular name instead. It’s just a cultural difference, and doesn’t really mean anything

  36. My guess is that it’s propaganda by people spreading a lot more poison than pleasure in the world.

    Racism is blatant and made up from ppl who can’t even read the word xenophobia.

    Fear of all new things🤓🙋

    They live and die in their home valley. Every valley has its own truth😆

    Don’t mind them, leav’em be, if they don’t bite, their dog bites. Preferably a Pitbull. With tattoos🤭

    Long liveth stereotypes! They’re easy to avoid, you can see them from afar🤣

  37. It is probably true. Muhammad is the most popular name and one single kindergarden where most of the children don’t speak norwegian yet is credible

  38. Damn these insidious xenophobic ads are everywhere.
    I can’t wait for this era of information manipulation to be over.

  39. What a paradox, the answers in this thread are more misleading/misinformation than OP’s article headline.
    Statement 1 is correct; some kindergartens on the east side of oslo have been reported to have 80-90% non-norwegian speaking parents.
    Statement 2 is correct: Muhammad was indeed the most popular name for boys in Oslo in 2024.

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