Mohammad
Boy · mo-HAM-ad · Arabic
Classic
Mohammad is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “praised”. In 2025 it ranked 58th for boys in the UK (931 babies) and 561st for boys in the US (529 babies).
What does Mohammad mean?
Arabic: spelling of Muhammad
“praised”
Spelling of Muhammad common in Iran and South Asia.
- Say it
- mo-HAM-ad
More on Wiktionary.
Is Mohammad a girl's or a boy's name?
Mohammad is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 931 boys in the UK and 529 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Mohammad in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #58among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 931about 1 in 320 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 12% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 4.3%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 931 boys in the UK were named Mohammad, making it the 58th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 80th. Its busiest year was 2014, with 1,160 boys.
Half of all the boys named Mohammad in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2018. 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 Mohammad or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1, up from #58 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 55th in England and Wales, 140th in Scotland and 344th in Northern Ireland.
In the England and Wales top 100 for boys, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 1954 (#84), 1984 (#83), 1994 (#96), 2004 (#69), 2014 (#56) and 2024 (#53).
Mohammad in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 931 | #58 |
| 2024 | 1,019 | #54 |
| 2023 | 871 | #72 |
| 2022 | 880 | #74 |
| 2021 | 747 | #86 |
| 2020 | 774 | #80 |
| 2019 | 845 | #81 |
| 2018 | 908 | #78 |
| 2017 | 877 | #90 |
| 2016 | 991 | #79 |
| 2015 | 1,021 | #75 |
| 2014 | 1,160 | #61 |
| 2013 | 1,100 | #66 |
| 2012 | 1,154 | #67 |
| 2011 | 1,079 | #67 |
| 2010 | 1,057 | #70 |
| 2009 | 1,110 | #70 |
| 2008 | 1,146 | #71 |
| 2007 | 1,063 | #76 |
| 2006 | 1,067 | #76 |
| 2005 | 1,024 | #76 |
| 2004 | 940 | #79 |
| 2003 | 881 | #81 |
| 2002 | 926 | #74 |
| 2001 | 826 | #82 |
| 2000 | 722 | #85 |
| 1999 | 723 | #87 |
| 1998 | 701 | #90 |
| 1997 | 689 | #91 |
| 1996 | 589 | #99 |
How popular is Mohammad in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #561among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 529about 1 in 3,200 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 14% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 529 boys in the US were named Mohammad, making it the 561st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 663rd. Its busiest year was 2022, with 538 boys. It first appears in the records in 1964.
Half of all the boys named Mohammad in the US since 1880 were born between 1996 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 3,206 boys in the US were given Mohammad or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #124, up from #561 for this spelling alone.
Mohammad in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 529 | #561 |
| 2024 | 475 | #600 |
| 2023 | 511 | #573 |
| 2022 | 538 | #555 |
| 2021 | 409 | #664 |
| 2020 | 397 | #663 |
| 2019 | 488 | #571 |
| 2018 | 444 | #607 |
| 2017 | 480 | #566 |
| 2016 | 451 | #596 |
| 2015 | 524 | #545 |
| 2014 | 468 | #589 |
| 2013 | 447 | #574 |
| 2012 | 424 | #597 |
| 2011 | 398 | #609 |
| 2010 | 370 | #651 |
| 2009 | 420 | #610 |
| 2008 | 348 | #688 |
| 2007 | 388 | #627 |
| 2006 | 413 | #596 |
| 2005 | 345 | #634 |
| 2004 | 340 | #623 |
| 2003 | 395 | #566 |
| 2002 | 423 | #531 |
| 2001 | 470 | #488 |
| 2000 | 510 | #465 |
| 1999 | 426 | #504 |
| 1998 | 450 | #485 |
| 1997 | 398 | #512 |
| 1996 | 398 | #511 |
| 1995 | 350 | #543 |
| 1994 | 318 | #578 |
| 1993 | 338 | #550 |
| 1992 | 311 | #575 |
| 1991 | 326 | #562 |
| 1990 | 279 | #599 |
| 1989 | 253 | #620 |
| 1988 | 239 | #614 |
| 1987 | 219 | #612 |
| 1986 | 176 | #680 |
| 1985 | 158 | #700 |
| 1984 | 158 | #692 |
| 1983 | 145 | #714 |
| 1982 | 131 | #766 |
| 1981 | 119 | #804 |
| 1980 | 112 | #832 |
| 1979 | 110 | #831 |
| 1978 | 75 | #996 |
| 1977 | 52 | #1,221 |
| 1976 | 53 | #1,179 |
| 1975 | 29 | #1,703 |
| 1974 | 37 | #1,409 |
| 1973 | 27 | #1,696 |
| 1972 | 20 | #2,020 |
| 1971 | 20 | #2,051 |
| 1970 | 16 | #2,292 |
| 1969 | 7 | #3,594 |
| 1968 | 11 | #2,575 |
| 1967 | 5 | #3,964 |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 5 | #3,928 |
| 1964 | 7 | #3,281 |
Nicknames for Mohammad
- Mo
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