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Mohamed

Mohamed: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“praised”
Origin
Arabic
Say it
moh-HAH-med · 3 syllables
Used for
Boys

Variant transliteration of Muhammad, from the Arabic root ḥ-m-d meaning praise. It is the name of the Prophet of Islam and one of the most widely used Arabic names.

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How popular is Mohamed?

2024162 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Mohamed in 2024540

2024 rank#548 boys

Peak year2014

Total US babies since 188018,781

Mohamed has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Mohamed

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Amircommander, prince · Arabic
  • Muhammadpraised · Arabic
  • Zaynbeauty, grace · Arabic
  • Omarflourishing, long-lived · Arabic
  • Cairovictorious · Arabic
  • Ibrahimfather of multitudes · Arabic
  • Khalilfriend, beloved · Arabic
  • Malikking · Arabic

Mohamed questions

What does the name Mohamed mean?

Mohamed means "praised". It comes from Arabic. Variant transliteration of Muhammad, from the Arabic root ḥ-m-d meaning praise. It is the name of the Prophet of Islam and one of the most widely used Arabic names.

Is Mohamed a boy or girl name?

Mohamed is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Mohamed?

540 US babies were named Mohamed in 2024. Its peak year was 2014.

How do you pronounce Mohamed?

Mohamed is usually pronounced moh-HAH-med.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.