Mohamud
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- moh-ha-MOOD
- Origin
- Arabic
- US rank, 2025
- #10,690 for boys
Mohamud is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “praiseworthy”. In 2025 it ranked 10,690th for boys in the US (6 babies).
What does Mohamud mean?
Arabic: Somali spelling of Mahmud
“praiseworthy”
A Somali spelling of Mahmud, an Arabic name from the same root as Muhammad.
Is Mohamud a girl's or a boy's name?
Mohamud is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Mohamud in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2007, with 9 boys.
Half of all the boys named Mohamud in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2014. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Mohamud in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4 | #4,188 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 5 | #3,608 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,241 |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 5 | #3,529 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 5 | #3,572 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,038 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 9 | #2,139 |
| 2006 | 6 | #2,645 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 8 | #1,880 |
| 2002 | 4 | #2,751 |
| 2001 | 3 | #3,255 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 6 | #1,941 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
How popular is Mohamud in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #10,690among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6about 1 in 280,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6 boys in the US were named Mohamud, making it the 10,690th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,695th. Its busiest year was 2013, with 17 boys. It first appears in the records in 1999.
Half of all the boys named Mohamud in the US since 1880 were born between 2008 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Mohamud in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #10,690 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 7 | #9,757 |
| 2022 | 5 | #12,322 |
| 2021 | 10 | #7,582 |
| 2020 | 15 | #5,695 |
| 2019 | 12 | #6,772 |
| 2018 | 10 | #7,613 |
| 2017 | 17 | #5,293 |
| 2016 | 13 | #6,344 |
| 2015 | 12 | #6,671 |
| 2014 | 14 | #5,993 |
| 2013 | 17 | #5,167 |
| 2012 | 11 | #7,044 |
| 2011 | 5 | #12,280 |
| 2010 | 13 | #6,353 |
| 2009 | 14 | #6,091 |
| 2008 | 12 | #6,758 |
| 2007 | 10 | #7,586 |
| 2006 | 13 | #6,090 |
| 2005 | 7 | #9,108 |
| 2004 | 6 | #9,941 |
| 2003 | 9 | #7,238 |
| 2002 | 8 | #7,636 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,341 |
| 1999 | 6 | #8,697 |
Names like Mohamud
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Muhammad Mustafa Abdullah Hamza Zayd Musa Ahmed Huzaifa Musab Zayaan Mouhamed Zayan
Names related to Mohamud
Mohammed Mohammad Mohamed Mohamad Mahmoud Mahmud Mohammod Mouhamad
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, “Mohamud: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/mohamud, updated 20 October 2026.