Mohamad
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- mo-HAM-ad
- Origin
- Arabic
- UK rank, 2025
- #799 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #2,035 for boys
Mohamad is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “praised”. In 2025 it ranked 799th for boys in the UK (46 babies) and 2,035th for boys in the US (73 babies).
What does Mohamad mean?
Arabic: spelling of Muhammad
“praised”
Spelling of Muhammad, the name of the Prophet of Islam.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Mohamad a girl's or a boy's name?
Mohamad is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 46 boys in the UK and 73 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Mohamad in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 799th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 46 about 1 in 6,500 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 14% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 46 boys in the UK were named Mohamad, making it the 799th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 896th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 46 boys.
Half of all the boys named Mohamad in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2019. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 9,659 boys in the UK were given Mohamad or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1, up from #799 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 771st in England and Wales and 762nd in Scotland.
Mohamad in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 46 | #799 |
| 2024 | 46 | #803 |
| 2023 | 37 | #930 |
| 2022 | 32 | #1,024 |
| 2021 | 34 | #977 |
| 2020 | 36 | #896 |
| 2019 | 42 | #815 |
| 2018 | 35 | #940 |
| 2017 | 34 | #985 |
| 2016 | 33 | #988 |
| 2015 | 28 | #1,090 |
| 2014 | 36 | #905 |
| 2013 | 23 | #1,199 |
| 2012 | 39 | #873 |
| 2011 | 45 | #773 |
| 2010 | 30 | #1,019 |
| 2009 | 35 | #882 |
| 2008 | 44 | #744 |
| 2007 | 41 | #753 |
| 2006 | 33 | #842 |
| 2005 | 19 | #1,180 |
| 2004 | 35 | #737 |
| 2003 | 35 | #686 |
| 2002 | 22 | #891 |
| 2001 | 27 | #728 |
| 2000 | 26 | #743 |
| 1999 | 15 | #1,043 |
| 1998 | 20 | #844 |
| 1997 | 30 | #625 |
| 1996 | 31 | #590 |
How popular is Mohamad in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,035th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 73 about 1 in 23,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 15% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 73 boys in the US were named Mohamad, making it the 2,035th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,069th. Its busiest year was 1999, with 126 boys. It first appears in the records in 1974.
Half of all the boys named Mohamad in the US since 1880 were born between 1994 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 3,206 boys in the US were given Mohamad or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #124, up from #2,035 for this spelling alone.
Mohamad in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 73 | #2,035 |
| 2024 | 79 | #1,970 |
| 2023 | 84 | #1,875 |
| 2022 | 60 | #2,354 |
| 2021 | 68 | #2,108 |
| 2020 | 68 | #2,069 |
| 2019 | 73 | #2,000 |
| 2018 | 65 | #2,146 |
| 2017 | 77 | #1,883 |
| 2016 | 64 | #2,145 |
| 2015 | 79 | #1,853 |
| 2014 | 85 | #1,766 |
| 2013 | 78 | #1,826 |
| 2012 | 101 | #1,562 |
| 2011 | 92 | #1,644 |
| 2010 | 86 | #1,751 |
| 2009 | 76 | #1,888 |
| 2008 | 91 | #1,679 |
| 2007 | 89 | #1,700 |
| 2006 | 80 | #1,738 |
| 2005 | 92 | #1,533 |
| 2004 | 94 | #1,458 |
| 2003 | 87 | #1,489 |
| 2002 | 88 | #1,444 |
| 2001 | 125 | #1,121 |
| 2000 | 99 | #1,297 |
| 1999 | 126 | #1,071 |
| 1998 | 92 | #1,294 |
| 1997 | 125 | #1,014 |
| 1996 | 112 | #1,077 |
| 1995 | 94 | #1,190 |
| 1994 | 91 | #1,203 |
| 1993 | 85 | #1,223 |
| 1992 | 77 | #1,284 |
| 1991 | 93 | #1,133 |
| 1990 | 83 | #1,192 |
| 1989 | 68 | #1,322 |
| 1988 | 49 | #1,509 |
| 1987 | 52 | #1,398 |
| 1986 | 56 | #1,298 |
| 1985 | 46 | #1,451 |
| 1984 | 40 | #1,530 |
| 1983 | 27 | #1,954 |
| 1982 | 32 | #1,773 |
| 1981 | 40 | #1,519 |
| 1980 | 26 | #2,058 |
| 1979 | 30 | #1,833 |
| 1978 | 19 | #2,375 |
| 1977 | 15 | #2,790 |
| 1976 | 13 | #2,945 |
| 1975 | 9 | #3,657 |
| 1974 | 9 | #3,556 |
Nicknames for Mohamad
- Mo
Names like Mohamad
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Mustafa, Abdullah, Ahmed, Musa, Fahad, Hamza, Zayd, Ibrahim, Ahad, Umar, Khalid, Musab
Other spellings of Mohamad
Names related to Mohamad
More Arabic names
Layla, Lyla, Zara, Aaliyah, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra, Kairo, Safa, Liyana
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Mohamad: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/mohamad, updated 20 October 2026.