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Muhammad

Gender

Male

Origin

Arabic
Variant used for Mohammad - founder of Islamic religion. praiseworthy: glorified.
Variant used for Mohammad - founder of Islamic religion. praiseworthy; glorified.

Syllables

3

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Muhammad

Pronunciation

mu-hammad, muha(m)-mad

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #239, 1,473 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoys
20251,473
20241,441
20231,240
20221,155
20211,085
20201,063
2019996
2018962
2017897
2016958

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #1, 5,957 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
20255,957
20245,721
20234,661
20224,177
20213,722
20203,710
20193,604
20183,507
20173,691
20163,908

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #258, 215 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoys
2023215
2022187
2021156
2020176
2019145
2018129
2017124
2016101
201589
201486

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #37, 139 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
2025139
2024126
202399
202272
202158
202082
201986
2018102
201783
201685

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 2024 (rank #2, 293 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4, 291 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
2025291
2024293
2023225
2022160
2021120
2020133
2019121
2018133
2017145
2016134

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #103, 23 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoys
202523
202414
20238
202211
20215
20205
20196
20185
20175
20167

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #91, 38 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoys
202338
202226
202124
202027
201924
201822
201711
201618
201521
201424

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence