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Mohamed

Boy

Meaning of Mohamed: Arabic: 'praiseworthy'

Mohamed is a boy's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 541st most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 207th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#541

568 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#207

244 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

19,350

First recorded 1943 · peak 2014

Trend

stable

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 91 babies1982: 103 babies1983: 90 babies1984: 87 babies1985: 116 babies1986: 132 babies1987: 122 babies1988: 116 babies1989: 140 babies1990: 193 babies19901991: 202 babies1992: 200 babies1993: 215 babies1994: 237 babies1995: 282 babies1996: 285 babies1997: 346 babies1998: 430 babies1999: 432 babies2000: 498 babies20002001: 541 babies2002: 453 babies2003: 480 babies2004: 484 babies2005: 524 babies2006: 573 babies2007: 590 babies2008: 535 babies2009: 649 babies2010: 605 babies20102011: 635 babies2012: 626 babies2013: 645 babies2014: 712 babies2015: 671 babies2016: 647 babies2017: 663 babies2018: 654 babies2019: 614 babies2020: 508 babies20202021: 552 babies2022: 524 babies2023: 543 babies2024: 541 babies2025: 568 babies
US babies named Mohamed per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 712.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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