Mahammed
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- mah-HAH-med
- Origin
- Arabic
Mahammed is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “praised, praiseworthy”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Mahammed mean?
Arabic: spelling of Mahamed; Somali spelling of Muhammad
“praised, praiseworthy”
A form of Muhammad, the name of the Prophet of Islam.
Meaning borrowed from Mahamed.
Is Mahammed a girl's or a boy's name?
Mahammed is a boys' name.
How popular is Mahammed in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 19 boys.
Half of all the boys named Mahammed in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
Mahammed in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,195 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 8 | #2,593 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 8 | #2,595 |
| 2011 | 5 | #3,446 |
| 2010 | 10 | #2,141 |
| 2009 | 6 | #2,970 |
| 2008 | 12 | #1,810 |
| 2007 | 7 | #2,554 |
| 2006 | 19 | #1,207 |
| 2005 | 17 | #1,267 |
| 2004 | 12 | #1,494 |
| 2003 | 8 | #1,880 |
| 2002 | 8 | #1,728 |
| 2001 | 13 | #1,209 |
| 2000 | 10 | #1,405 |
| 1999 | 7 | #1,749 |
| 1998 | 9 | #1,446 |
| 1997 | 6 | #1,853 |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
Names like Mahammed
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Mouhamed Saif Fahad Hassan Hammad Ahmed Hamza Hamid Saeed Asad Umair Haseeb
Names related to Mahammed
More Arabic names
Muhammad Layla Lyla Mohammad Zara Aaliyah Amir Amira Fatima Ali Yahya Zayn Aisha Omar Zahra Kairo
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Mahammed: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/mahammed, updated 20 October 2026.