Mohamed
Mohamed was the 527th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 568 babies. Its best year was 2014, when it ranked 428th with 712 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 75 places. More babies were named Mohamed in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning praised, praiseworthy · Arabic
Say it moh-HAH-med /moʊˈhɑmɛd/
- Rank in 2025
- #527 boys, up 29 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 568boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2014712 babies
- Total since 1880
- 19,350babies recorded
What does the name Mohamed mean?
Mohamed is a common spelling of Muhammad, the name of the prophet of Islam; Wiktionary records it in French and English, among other languages. DMNES glosses Arabic Muhammad as "praised, commendable, laudable," and Wiktionary explains it as the passive participle of a verb meaning to praise, from the root ḥ-m-d. Wiktionary notes that the name Mahmud comes from the same root. Spellings vary because Arabic sounds have no exact match in Latin letters.
مُحَمَّد (Arabic, “praised, commendable”)ح م د (Arabic, “root: praise”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Muhammad, Mohammed, Mohammad, Mahmoud.
See also: Arabic names, names that mean fame.
Sources for this meaning
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Muhammad', DMNES (Durham University)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Muhammad' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Mohamed' (French section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
Nicknames for Mohamed
The usual nicknames for Mohamed are Mo.
| Nickname | Kind | Rank 2025 | Boys, 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mo · also for Muhammad, Moses, Maureen | Modern | — | — |
Nicknames reviewed by our editors; counts are boys given the nickname as their legal first name. Nobody records how many Mohameds go by each one.
Mohamed popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #527 | 568 |
| 2020 | #556 | 508 |
| 2010 | #442 | 605 |
| 2000 | #472 | 498 |
| 1990 | #737 | 193 |
| 1980 | #1,061 | 73 |
| 1970 | #4,564 | 6 |
| 1960 | #3,249 | 8 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Mohamed, counting every spelling?
Mohamed is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #240 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #527 for Mohamed on its own. Together these spellings went to 1,583 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mohamed | 568 | #527 | 2,728 |
| Mohammad | 529 | #562 | 2,462 |
| Mohammed | 486 | #595 | 2,169 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Mohamed?
568 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Mohamed (0.16 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Mohamed born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 15 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Mohamed.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Mohamed?
About 19,000 people born in the US named Mohamed are alive today, with a median age of 16; half are between 9 and 25. That makes Mohamed mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Mohamed by state
How common Mohamed was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Minnesota (9.1×), Michigan (3.7×), New York (3.5×), Ohio (2.7×), Maryland (1.9×). In 21 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Mohamed: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Mohamed, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Mohamed · Sibling names for Mohamed
Questions about the name Mohamed
What does Mohamed mean?
Mohamed means “praised, praiseworthy” (Arabic origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Mohamed?
Mohamed was the 527th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 568 babies. Its best year was 2014, when it ranked 428th with 712 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 75 places. More babies were named Mohamed in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Mohamed a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Mohamed in the US.
Where is Mohamed most popular?
In 2021–2025, Mohamed was most common in Minnesota (2.89 per 1,000 boys), followed by Michigan and New York.