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Muhammad-Zayaan

Gender
Boy
Say it
moo-HAM-ad-zay-AHN
Origin
Arabic
UK rank, 2025
#4,301 for boys

Muhammad-Zayaan is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “praised, praiseworthy + handsome, adorned”. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies).

What does Muhammad-Zayaan mean?

Arabic: Muhammad + Zayaan

“praised, praiseworthy + handsome, adorned”

Joins Muhammad (Arabic, “praised, praiseworthy”) and Zayaan (Arabic, “handsome, adorned”).

Meanings borrowed from Muhammad and Zayaan.

Is Muhammad-Zayaan a girl's or a boy's name?

Muhammad-Zayaan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.

How popular is Muhammad-Zayaan in the UK?

Rank in 2025
4,301st among boys
Babies in 2025
4 about 1 in 75,000 boys
Five-year trend
Falling fast down 60% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1% chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Muhammad-Zayaan, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,803rd. Its busiest year was 2022, with 5 boys.

Among boys in 2025, it was 4,212th in England and Wales.

2017Busiest: 5 in 20222025
Muhammad-Zayaan in the UK, year by year
YearBoysRank
20254#4,301
20240–
20230–
20225#3,639
20210–
20203#4,803
20194#4,126
20183#4,959
20173#4,995

Names like Muhammad-Zayaan

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

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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-Zayaan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/muhammad-zayaan, updated 20 October 2026.