Muhanad
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- moo-HAN-ad
- Origin
- Arabic
Muhanad is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “sword of Indian steel”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Muhanad mean?
Arabic: spelling of Muhannad, from Arabic muhannad 'Indian-steel sword'
“sword of Indian steel”
A spelling of Muhannad, the Arabic word for a sword made of Indian steel.
Is Muhanad a girl's or a boy's name?
Muhanad is a boys' name.
How popular is Muhanad in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2009, with 9 boys.
Half of all the boys named Muhanad in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Muhanad in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 5 | #3,446 |
| 2010 | 9 | #2,306 |
| 2009 | 9 | #2,241 |
| 2008 | 8 | #2,384 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 5 | #2,885 |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 1 | #3,884 |
How popular is Muhanad in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2010, with 9 boys. It first appears in the records in 2004.
Half of all the boys named Muhanad in the US since 1880 were born between 2012 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Muhanad in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 9 | #8,250 |
| 2022 | 7 | #9,815 |
| 2021 | 7 | #9,709 |
| 2020 | 5 | #12,016 |
| 2019 | 8 | #8,883 |
| 2018 | 9 | #8,150 |
| 2017 | 7 | #9,691 |
| 2016 | 5 | #12,180 |
| 2015 | 8 | #8,739 |
| 2014 | 5 | #12,102 |
| 2013 | 8 | #8,784 |
| 2012 | 7 | #9,703 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 9 | #8,133 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 6 | #10,655 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,348 |
Names like Muhanad
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Mustafa, Zayd, Musa, Abdullah, Zayaan, Huzaifa, Fahad, Musab, Zayan, Ahad, Ahmed, Hamza
Names related to Muhanad
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra
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, “Muhanad: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/muhanad, updated 20 October 2026.