Mohib
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- mo-HIB
- Origin
- Arabic
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,065 for boys
Mohib is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “loving; one who loves”. In 2025 it ranked 5,065th for boys in the UK (3 babies).
What does Mohib mean?
Arabic: from muhibb
“loving; one who loves”
Also found in compounds such as Mohibullah, 'lover of God'.
Is Mohib a girl's or a boy's name?
Mohib is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Mohib in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,065among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 62% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3 boys in the UK were named Mohib, making it the 5,065th most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2009, with 10 boys.
Half of all the boys named Mohib in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2016. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,974th in England and Wales.
Mohib in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,065 |
| 2024 | 4 | #4,346 |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,279 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,126 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 5 | #3,608 |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 8 | #2,595 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,038 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 10 | #2,084 |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 5 | #2,885 |
| 2004 | 5 | #2,691 |
| 2003 | 5 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 4 | #2,714 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 4 | #2,513 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 4 | #2,438 |
| 1996 | 7 | #1,652 |
Names like Mohib
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Muhammad Musab Ahmed Habib Sahib Mustafa Musa Mahmoud Zayaan Abdullah Rabab Zohaib
Names related to Mohib
More Arabic names
Layla Mohammed Lyla Mohammad Zara Aaliyah Amir Amira Fatima Ali Yahya Zayn Aisha Omar Zahra Hamza
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Mohib: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/mohib, updated 20 October 2026.