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Mohammad

Boy

Meaning of Mohammad: Arabic & Persian: 'praiseworthy'

Mohammad is a boy's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 8 letters and 3 syllables, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 569th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 53rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#569

529 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#53

986 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

17,193

First recorded 1964 · peak 2022

Trend

stable

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 119 babies1982: 131 babies1983: 145 babies1984: 158 babies1985: 158 babies1986: 176 babies1987: 219 babies1988: 239 babies1989: 258 babies1990: 279 babies19901991: 326 babies1992: 311 babies1993: 338 babies1994: 318 babies1995: 350 babies1996: 398 babies1997: 398 babies1998: 450 babies1999: 426 babies2000: 510 babies20002001: 470 babies2002: 423 babies2003: 395 babies2004: 340 babies2005: 345 babies2006: 413 babies2007: 388 babies2008: 348 babies2009: 420 babies2010: 370 babies20102011: 398 babies2012: 424 babies2013: 447 babies2014: 468 babies2015: 524 babies2016: 451 babies2017: 480 babies2018: 444 babies2019: 488 babies2020: 397 babies20202021: 409 babies2022: 538 babies2023: 511 babies2024: 475 babies2025: 529 babies
US babies named Mohammad per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 538.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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