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Muhammed

Boy

Meaning of Muhammed: Arabic: 'praiseworthy'

Muhammed 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 — 2112th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 130th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2112

67 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#130

424 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

2,600

First recorded 1970 · peak 2014

Trend

stable

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 18 babies1982: 25 babies1983: 14 babies1984: 16 babies1985: 15 babies1986: 10 babies1987: 19 babies1988: 19 babies1989: 28 babies1990: 23 babies19901991: 31 babies1992: 24 babies1993: 29 babies1994: 45 babies1995: 53 babies1996: 56 babies1997: 53 babies1998: 51 babies1999: 52 babies2000: 83 babies20002001: 57 babies2002: 51 babies2003: 48 babies2004: 68 babies2005: 67 babies2006: 71 babies2007: 54 babies2008: 64 babies2009: 63 babies2010: 69 babies20102011: 64 babies2012: 89 babies2013: 84 babies2014: 106 babies2015: 92 babies2016: 80 babies2017: 80 babies2018: 76 babies2019: 73 babies2020: 74 babies20202021: 65 babies2022: 74 babies2023: 96 babies2024: 102 babies2025: 67 babies
US babies named Muhammed per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 106.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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