Mohanad
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- moh-HAN-ad
- Origin
- Arabic
Mohanad is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “sword of Indian steel”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Mohanad mean?
Arabic: spelling of Muhannad, from Arabic muhannad 'Indian-steel sword'
“sword of Indian steel”
A spelling of Muhannad, the Arabic word for a sword made of Indian steel.
Is Mohanad a girl's or a boy's name?
Mohanad is a boys' name.
How popular is Mohanad in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 8 boys.
Mohanad in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | #6,556 |
| 2022 | 1 | #6,413 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 5 | #3,502 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 5 | #3,596 |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,092 |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 8 | #2,384 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,231 |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
How popular is Mohanad in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2017, with 13 boys. It first appears in the records in 1985.
Half of all the boys named Mohanad in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
Mohanad in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5 | #12,322 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 5 | #12,016 |
| 2019 | 6 | #10,797 |
| 2018 | 7 | #9,664 |
| 2017 | 13 | #6,334 |
| 2016 | 9 | #8,141 |
| 2015 | 7 | #9,562 |
| 2014 | 5 | #12,102 |
| 2013 | 10 | #7,532 |
| 2012 | 6 | #10,763 |
| 2011 | 6 | #10,801 |
| 2010 | 11 | #7,081 |
| 2009 | 10 | #7,687 |
| 2008 | 8 | #9,013 |
| 2007 | 6 | #10,915 |
| 2006 | 6 | #10,655 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,348 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 5 | #10,548 |
| 2000 | 9 | #6,832 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 6 | #8,472 |
| 1997 | 7 | #7,275 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 7 | #6,985 |
| 1994 | 5 | #8,794 |
| 1993 | 6 | #7,631 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,108 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 5 | #6,517 |
Names like Mohanad
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Muhammad, Mustafa, Abdullah, Ahmed, Musa, Zayd, Hamza, Fahad, Ibrahim, Ahad, Huzaifa, Musab
More Arabic names
Layla, Mohammed, 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), 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, “Mohanad: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/mohanad, updated 20 October 2026.