Muhammad-Ali
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- moo-HAM-ad-a-LEE
- Origin
- Arabic
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,511 for boys
Muhammad-Ali is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “praised + exalted”. In 2025 it ranked 2,511th for boys in the UK (9 babies).
What does Muhammad-Ali mean?
Arabic: combination of Muhammad and Ali, a long-established compound name
“praised + exalted”
Joins the names of the Prophet Muhammad and his cousin Ali; bearers include boxer Muhammad Ali and Pakistan's founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah.
Is Muhammad-Ali a girl's or a boy's name?
Muhammad-Ali is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 9 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Muhammad-Ali in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,511th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 9 about 1 in 33,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 49% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 9 boys in the UK were named Muhammad-Ali, making it the 2,511th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,733rd. Its busiest year was 2017, with 18 boys.
Half of all the boys named Muhammad-Ali in the UK since 1996 were born between 2014 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,436th in England and Wales.
Muhammad-Ali in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #2,511 |
| 2024 | 7 | #3,003 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 13 | #1,886 |
| 2021 | 16 | #1,619 |
| 2020 | 14 | #1,733 |
| 2019 | 15 | #1,683 |
| 2018 | 10 | #2,234 |
| 2017 | 18 | #1,490 |
| 2016 | 11 | #2,143 |
| 2015 | 8 | #2,614 |
| 2014 | 10 | #2,207 |
| 2013 | 7 | #2,792 |
| 2012 | 10 | #2,230 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,038 |
| 2010 | 7 | #2,775 |
| 2009 | 6 | #2,970 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 4 | #3,748 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
Nicknames for Muhammad-Ali
- Mo
Names like Muhammad-Ali
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Muhammad, Musa, Mustafa, Zayd, Abdullah, Zayaan, Zayan, Rafi, Ahmed, Abdul-Hadi, Musab, Ibrahim
Names related to Muhammad-Ali
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, “Muhammad-Ali: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/muhammad-ali, updated 20 October 2026.