Muhammad
Boy · moo-HAM-ad · Arabic
Classic
Muhammad is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “praised, praiseworthy”. In 2025 it ranked 1st for boys in the UK (6,271 babies) and 239th for boys in the US (1,473 babies).
What does Muhammad mean?
Arabic
“praised, praiseworthy”
The name of the Prophet of Islam, from the Arabic root h-m-d, 'to praise', shared with Ahmad and Mahmud.
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Is Muhammad a girl's or a boy's name?
Muhammad is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 6,271 boys in the UK and 1,473 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Muhammad in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6,271about 1 in 48 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 53% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 26%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6,271 boys in the UK were named Muhammad, making it the 1st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5th.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had the most boys named Muhammad of any year since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Muhammad in the UK since 1996 were born between 2011 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 9,659 boys in the UK were given Muhammad or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1st in England and Wales, 4th in Scotland and 103rd in Northern Ireland.
In the England and Wales top 100 for boys, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 2004 (#51), 2014 (#14) and 2024 (#1).
Muhammad in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6,271 | #1 |
| 2024 | 6,028 | #1 |
| 2023 | 4,894 | #1 |
| 2022 | 4,348 | #2 |
| 2021 | 3,847 | #6 |
| 2020 | 3,848 | #5 |
| 2019 | 3,731 | #9 |
| 2018 | 3,645 | #11 |
| 2017 | 3,841 | #10 |
| 2016 | 4,049 | #12 |
| 2015 | 3,876 | #13 |
| 2014 | 3,723 | #15 |
| 2013 | 3,633 | #16 |
| 2012 | 3,273 | #23 |
| 2011 | 2,950 | #27 |
| 2010 | 2,545 | #34 |
| 2009 | 2,239 | #37 |
| 2008 | 2,168 | #38 |
| 2007 | 1,877 | #45 |
| 2006 | 1,682 | #46 |
| 2005 | 1,368 | #57 |
| 2004 | 1,322 | #55 |
| 2003 | 1,087 | #67 |
| 2002 | 1,012 | #67 |
| 2001 | 887 | #75 |
| 2000 | 796 | #75 |
| 1999 | 679 | #90 |
| 1998 | 636 | #95 |
| 1997 | 572 | #100 |
| 1996 | 459 | #113 |
How popular is Muhammad in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #239among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 1,473about 1 in 1,200 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 38% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.2%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 1,473 boys in the US were named Muhammad, making it the 239th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 309th. It first appears in the records in 1929.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 8 years. 2025 had the most boys named Muhammad of any year since it first appeared, in 1929.
Half of all the boys named Muhammad in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 3,206 boys in the US were given Muhammad or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #124, up from #239 for this spelling alone.
Muhammad in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,473 | #239 |
| 2024 | 1,445 | #246 |
| 2023 | 1,241 | #271 |
| 2022 | 1,155 | #298 |
| 2021 | 1,085 | #307 |
| 2020 | 1,063 | #309 |
| 2019 | 996 | #337 |
| 2018 | 962 | #346 |
| 2017 | 898 | #369 |
| 2016 | 958 | #352 |
| 2015 | 882 | #365 |
| 2014 | 774 | #400 |
| 2013 | 694 | #423 |
| 2012 | 582 | #469 |
| 2011 | 545 | #482 |
| 2010 | 510 | #505 |
| 2009 | 430 | #601 |
| 2008 | 403 | #616 |
| 2007 | 330 | #705 |
| 2006 | 366 | #637 |
| 2005 | 299 | #691 |
| 2004 | 296 | #681 |
| 2003 | 306 | #651 |
| 2002 | 284 | #657 |
| 2001 | 339 | #588 |
| 2000 | 304 | #617 |
| 1999 | 240 | #696 |
| 1998 | 229 | #721 |
| 1997 | 218 | #718 |
| 1996 | 191 | #767 |
| 1995 | 191 | #773 |
| 1994 | 153 | #863 |
| 1993 | 145 | #883 |
| 1992 | 139 | #893 |
| 1991 | 115 | #993 |
| 1990 | 106 | #1,022 |
| 1989 | 91 | #1,105 |
| 1988 | 106 | #928 |
| 1987 | 110 | #892 |
| 1986 | 95 | #936 |
| 1985 | 100 | #906 |
| 1984 | 122 | #784 |
| 1983 | 115 | #813 |
| 1982 | 108 | #853 |
| 1981 | 91 | #938 |
| 1980 | 85 | #974 |
| 1979 | 106 | #841 |
| 1978 | 85 | #938 |
| 1977 | 77 | #975 |
| 1976 | 75 | #963 |
| 1975 | 55 | #1,138 |
| 1974 | 30 | #1,618 |
| 1973 | 16 | #2,403 |
| 1972 | 25 | #1,771 |
| 1971 | 33 | #1,494 |
| 1970 | 22 | #1,888 |
| 1969 | 12 | #2,548 |
| 1968 | 10 | #2,734 |
| 1967 | 11 | #2,469 |
| 1966 | 8 | #2,985 |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 6 | #3,600 |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 6 | #3,650 |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 5 | #3,665 |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 5 | #3,504 |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 5 | #3,957 |
Nicknames for Muhammad
- Mo
Names like Muhammad
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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