Md
Boy · moh-HAM-ad · Arabic
Md is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “praised”. In 2025 it ranked 395th for boys in the UK (118 babies) and 4,248th for boys in the US (24 babies).
What does Md mean?
Arabic: abbreviation of Muhammad, used in Bangladesh and India
“praised”
Standard abbreviation of Muhammad, often written before the given name in Bangladeshi and Indian families.
- Say it
- moh-HAM-ad
Is Md a girl's or a boy's name?
Md is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 118 boys in the UK and 24 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Md in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #395among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 118about 1 in 2,500 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 65% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 118 boys in the UK were named Md, making it the 395th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 638th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 123 boys.
Half of all the boys named Md in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 357th in England and Wales.
Md in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 118 | #395 |
| 2024 | 123 | #385 |
| 2023 | 71 | #587 |
| 2022 | 54 | #708 |
| 2021 | 55 | #716 |
| 2020 | 62 | #638 |
| 2019 | 58 | #668 |
| 2018 | 69 | #594 |
| 2017 | 44 | #829 |
| 2016 | 60 | #660 |
| 2015 | 52 | #707 |
| 2014 | 48 | #737 |
| 2013 | 54 | #685 |
| 2012 | 46 | #779 |
| 2011 | 38 | #859 |
| 2010 | 41 | #803 |
| 2009 | 28 | #1,032 |
| 2008 | 46 | #724 |
| 2007 | 50 | #648 |
| 2006 | 24 | #1,034 |
| 2005 | 12 | #1,599 |
| 2004 | 26 | #903 |
| 2003 | 23 | #923 |
| 2002 | 23 | #865 |
| 2001 | 36 | #591 |
| 2000 | 15 | #1,057 |
| 1999 | 28 | #683 |
| 1998 | 12 | #1,180 |
| 1997 | 25 | #716 |
| 1996 | 17 | #897 |
How popular is Md in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,248among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 24about 1 in 71,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 17% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 24 boys in the US were named Md, making it the 4,248th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,568th. Its busiest year was 2017, with 34 boys. It first appears in the records in 1992.
Half of all the boys named Md in the US since 1880 were born between 2010 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Md in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24 | #4,248 |
| 2024 | 21 | #4,697 |
| 2023 | 23 | #4,452 |
| 2022 | 28 | #3,876 |
| 2021 | 26 | #4,007 |
| 2020 | 30 | #3,568 |
| 2019 | 23 | #4,333 |
| 2018 | 29 | #3,704 |
| 2017 | 34 | #3,310 |
| 2016 | 29 | #3,680 |
| 2015 | 27 | #3,881 |
| 2014 | 21 | #4,534 |
| 2013 | 23 | #4,178 |
| 2012 | 22 | #4,387 |
| 2011 | 21 | #4,507 |
| 2010 | 15 | #5,737 |
| 2009 | 9 | #8,305 |
| 2008 | 12 | #6,758 |
| 2007 | 11 | #7,090 |
| 2006 | 10 | #7,422 |
| 2005 | 5 | #11,464 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 7 | #8,636 |
| 2002 | 10 | #6,515 |
| 2001 | 5 | #10,548 |
| 2000 | 12 | #5,581 |
| 1999 | 9 | #6,524 |
| 1998 | 6 | #8,472 |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,104 |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,008 |
| 1995 | 5 | #8,861 |
| 1994 | 6 | #7,764 |
| 1993 | 5 | #8,693 |
| 1992 | 5 | #8,426 |
Names like Md
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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