Mohammed

Meaning: Praised, praiseworthy
Origin: Variant of Muhammad (from Arabic)

Boy's name · #595 in the US (2025) · Trending

Popularity over time

Mohammed is climbing: on the charts since 1922, it is ranked #595 in 2025, with about 490 boys given the name last year. Roughly 16,000 have carried it all-time.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 25 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#20 in England & Wales (2025) · #22 in Finland (other-lang.) (2025) · #48 in Netherlands (2025) · #56 in Belgium (2025) · #123 in New Zealand (2025) · #128 in Norway (2025) · #140 in Austria (2025) · #146 in Sweden (2025) · #150 in Scotland (2025) · #187 in France (2025) · #460 in N. Ireland (2025) · #495 in Ireland (2025) and 2 more.

Famous Mohammeds

Mohammed VI of Morocco — Moroccan king (born 1963)
Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud — Saudi crown prince (born 1985)
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum — Ruler of Dubai (born 1949)
Mohammed Zahir Shah — Afghan politician (1914–2007)
Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan — President of the United Arab Emirates

In stories & tradition

Mohammed Ben Kalish Ezab — The Adventures of Tintin (comics)
Mohammed Avdol — JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (manga)
Mohammed — Manifest Destiny (musical stage work)

What Mohammeds become

Among 2,199 notable people named Mohammed:

Political leaders appear 1.73× more often than among typical names — e.g. Mohammed VI of Morocco, Moroccan king (born 1963).

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variants Muhammad (#239), Mohamed (#527), and Mohammad (#562), Mohammed would rank around #118 with about 3,100 births last year — the newborns split about 48/19/17/16 across Muhammad, Mohamed, Mohammad, and Mohammed.

Similar names: Mohamed · Abdullah · Morgan · Hassan · Ahmed · Mustafa

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