Muhammed
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- moo-HAM-ed
- Origin
- Arabic
- UK rank, 2025
- #147 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #2,145 for boys
Muhammed is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “praised, praiseworthy”. In 2025 it ranked 147th for boys in the UK (393 babies) and 2,145th for boys in the US (67 babies).
What does Muhammed mean?
Arabic: spelling of Muhammad, standard in Turkish
“praised, praiseworthy”
Spelling of Muhammad, the name of the Prophet of Islam, from an Arabic root meaning praise.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Muhammed a girl's or a boy's name?
Muhammed is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 393 boys in the UK and 67 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Muhammed in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 147th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 393 about 1 in 760 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 4% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.8% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 393 boys in the UK were named Muhammed, making it the 147th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 153rd. Its busiest year was 2011, with 579 boys.
Half of all the boys named Muhammed in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2018. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 9,659 boys in the UK were given Muhammed or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1, up from #147 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 129th in England and Wales and 400th in Scotland.
Muhammed in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 393 | #147 |
| 2024 | 435 | #139 |
| 2023 | 415 | #146 |
| 2022 | 405 | #151 |
| 2021 | 367 | #165 |
| 2020 | 406 | #153 |
| 2019 | 391 | #161 |
| 2018 | 401 | #159 |
| 2017 | 461 | #143 |
| 2016 | 549 | #125 |
| 2015 | 548 | #125 |
| 2014 | 565 | #123 |
| 2013 | 577 | #118 |
| 2012 | 551 | #133 |
| 2011 | 579 | #125 |
| 2010 | 537 | #132 |
| 2009 | 529 | #127 |
| 2008 | 518 | #126 |
| 2007 | 489 | #130 |
| 2006 | 423 | #140 |
| 2005 | 386 | #144 |
| 2004 | 335 | #155 |
| 2003 | 329 | #153 |
| 2002 | 331 | #145 |
| 2001 | 273 | #157 |
| 2000 | 260 | #158 |
| 1999 | 200 | #187 |
| 1998 | 211 | #180 |
| 1997 | 172 | #210 |
| 1996 | 171 | #209 |
How popular is Muhammed in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,145th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 67 about 1 in 25,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 19% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 67 boys in the US were named Muhammed, making it the 2,145th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,946th. Its busiest year was 2014, with 106 boys. It first appears in the records in 1970.
Half of all the boys named Muhammed in the US since 1880 were born between 1999 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 3,206 boys in the US were given Muhammed or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #124, up from #2,145 for this spelling alone.
Muhammed in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 67 | #2,145 |
| 2024 | 102 | #1,650 |
| 2023 | 96 | #1,727 |
| 2022 | 74 | #2,038 |
| 2021 | 65 | #2,172 |
| 2020 | 74 | #1,946 |
| 2019 | 73 | #2,000 |
| 2018 | 76 | #1,936 |
| 2017 | 80 | #1,844 |
| 2016 | 80 | #1,863 |
| 2015 | 92 | #1,691 |
| 2014 | 106 | #1,514 |
| 2013 | 84 | #1,732 |
| 2012 | 89 | #1,696 |
| 2011 | 64 | #2,076 |
| 2010 | 69 | #1,985 |
| 2009 | 63 | #2,142 |
| 2008 | 64 | #2,124 |
| 2007 | 54 | #2,372 |
| 2006 | 71 | #1,892 |
| 2005 | 67 | #1,885 |
| 2004 | 68 | #1,812 |
| 2003 | 48 | #2,234 |
| 2002 | 51 | #2,088 |
| 2001 | 57 | #1,908 |
| 2000 | 83 | #1,475 |
| 1999 | 52 | #1,876 |
| 1998 | 51 | #1,896 |
| 1997 | 53 | #1,787 |
| 1996 | 56 | #1,687 |
| 1995 | 53 | #1,677 |
| 1994 | 45 | #1,863 |
| 1993 | 29 | #2,503 |
| 1992 | 24 | #2,828 |
| 1991 | 31 | #2,289 |
| 1990 | 23 | #2,774 |
| 1989 | 28 | #2,353 |
| 1988 | 19 | #2,855 |
| 1987 | 19 | #2,721 |
| 1986 | 10 | #4,126 |
| 1985 | 15 | #3,067 |
| 1984 | 16 | #2,823 |
| 1983 | 14 | #3,070 |
| 1982 | 25 | #2,110 |
| 1981 | 18 | #2,568 |
| 1980 | 18 | #2,616 |
| 1979 | 12 | #3,356 |
| 1978 | 13 | #3,069 |
| 1977 | 11 | #3,384 |
| 1976 | 16 | #2,600 |
| 1975 | 13 | #2,900 |
| 1974 | 5 | #5,225 |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 7 | #3,961 |
| 1970 | 7 | #3,834 |
Nicknames for Muhammed
- Mo
Names like Muhammed
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Abdullah, Ahmed, Mustafa, Musa, Ibrahim, Hamza, Zayd, Umar, Khalid, Amir, Syed, Zayan
Other spellings of Muhammed
Names related to Muhammed
More Arabic names
Layla, Lyla, Zara, Aaliyah, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra, Kairo, Safa, Liyana, Zainab
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, “Muhammed: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/muhammed, updated 20 October 2026.