Muhannad
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- moo-HAN-ad
- Origin
- Arabic
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,065 for boys
Muhannad is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “sword of Indian steel”. In 2025 it ranked 5,065th for boys in the UK (3 babies).
What does Muhannad mean?
Arabic: spelling of Muhanad, itself a 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.
Meaning borrowed from Muhanad.
Is Muhannad a girl's or a boy's name?
Muhannad is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Muhannad in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 5,065th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3 about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to call too few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3 boys in the UK were named Muhannad, making it the 5,065th most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2012, with 6 boys.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,974th in England and Wales.
Muhannad in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,065 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 1 | #6,277 |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,167 |
| 2011 | 5 | #3,446 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 5 | #3,395 |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 4 | #3,330 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 4 | #2,751 |
| 2001 | 4 | #2,714 |
Names like Muhannad
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Mustafa, Abdullah, Musa, Zayd, Zayaan, Hamza, Fahad, Huzaifa, Ahmed, Musab, Zayan, Mouhamed
Names related to Muhannad
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) 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, “Muhannad: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/muhannad, updated 20 October 2026.